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A 5.2-degree earthquake shook El Salvador on Saturday that authorities had no reported damage or injuries.

The National Service of Territorial Studies (SNET) of El Salvador reported that the tremor occurred at 10:15 (1615 GMT) with epicenter in the Pacific off the coast of the department of La Libertad, in the central area of the country, south of the capital.

The earthquake had a focal depth of 56 kilometers, detailed the SNET.

The tremor was felt throughout the country and with enough strength in the capital, where it caused panic among the population, but authorities did not report any major problem.

One person added that “here in San Salvador quite frightened people, but that was just the shock, we did a crawl across the country and did not damage or casualties, it was only the shock.”