A magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred at 20:42:03 UTC on 27 July 2018, (14:42:03 local time), at 64.6 km (40.1 mi) SSW of Intipucá, El Salvador; 83.3 km (51.8 mi) SSE of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador and 85.5 km (53.1 mi) SSE of Usulután, El Salvador.