Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes off El Salvador's Pacific coast


  • World
  • Wednesday, 19 Jul 2023

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off El Salvador's Pacific coast at a depth of nearly 70 kilometers on Tuesday evening, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

No damages were immediately reported and the earthquake did not trigger a tsunami warning, El Salvador's environment ministry said.

(Reporting by Nelson Renteria in San Salvador; Writing by Kylie Madry; Editing by Anthony Esposito)

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