The epicentre was pinpointed in the outskirts of the capital city San Salvador, in the barrio of San Jacinto. British Jesuit priest Fr Michael Campbell-Johnston works in San Salvador.
People are desperate and are frightened to leave their houses.
People just can't stop crying. Although there have been no fatalities reported so far from this latest quake, the previous two quakes have left more than 1,000 people dead and more than one million people homeless. El Salvador only has a population of just over six million people. Fears are growing that landslides will continue since fault lines have been weakened and the rainy season is approaching. It's probably too early to look at psychological rehabilitation, but it's going to cause huge problems in the long term, especially for children.