5.0 magnitude earthquake hits La Libertad, El Salvador

La Libertad [El Salvador], April 3 : An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale struck 135 km South of La Libertad, El Salvador on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

El Salvador is a country in Central America.

The earthquake occurred at 18:06:06 (UTC+05:30) and hit La Libertad, El Salvador at a depth of 10 km, the USGS informed.

The earthquake's epicentre was 12.269°N and 89.390°W, respectively.

No casualties have yet been reported.

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