A major quake of 7.4 magnitude hit in the Pacific Ocean about 78 miles (125 km) off the coast of El Salvador late Sunday night, the U.S. Geological Survey stated.No tsunami is awaited, and there’s no tsunami threat to Hawaii, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
The center told, however, that though it didn’t know if a tsunani had been engendered, a warning was in effect for Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama and Mexico.
The quake struck 74 miles (120 km) south of Usulutan, El Salvador, at a depth of 33 miles, the Geological Survey told.
There were no immediate reports of damage to coastal areas or to shipping
