<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 appeared early evening on Saturday, July 16th, 2022, at 7:05 pm local time near San Salvador, El Salvador, as reported by the United States Geological Survey.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 61.8 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.</div><div><br></div><div>Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 4.2 as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 4.2.</div><div><br></div><div>Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include La Libertad (pop. 16,900) located 33 km from the epicenter, Antiguo Cuscatlan (pop. 33,800) 52 km away, San Marcos (pop. 54,600) 53 km away, San Salvador (pop. 526,000) 56 km away, Soyapango (pop. 329,700) 59 km away, Mexicanos (pop. 160,300) 59 km away, Delgado (pop. 71,600) 60 km away, Cuscatancingo (pop. 44,400) 60 km away, Apopa (pop. 112,200) 69 km away, and Sensuntepeque (pop. 20,400) 102 km away.&nbsp; -volcanodiscovery</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/TR</div><div><br></div>