Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes off El Salvador coast

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck off the coast of El Salvador on Thursday, 40 km south of La Libertad, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center said there was no warning in place for the coast of the western United States.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 with its epicenter was about 28 kilometres south-southeast of Santa Tecla, and it was recorded at a depth of 65 kilometres.

The earthquake was also felt strongly in the capital, San Salvadorwith people leaving their homes  and power was knocked out in at least some areas.