List of earthquakes in El Salvador
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Notable earthquakes in the history of El Salvador
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23:08
|style width="120px"|13.52°N 88.40°W Jucuapa
, Chinameca
|style width="30px"| 6.2
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| 10
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| 400
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| 1965 El Salvador earthquake
| 1965-05-03
10:01 UTC
| La Libertad
| 6.3
| VII
| 15
| According to USGS: "125 people dead, about 500 injured and an estimated 48,000 homeless. Many of the victims were from the town of Ilopango which was almost completely destroyed. Several buildings were wrecked in San Marcos, San Salvador and Santo Tomas."
| 125
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| 1982 El Salvador earthquake
| 1982-06-19
| 13.31°N 89.34°W offshore
| 7.2
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| 82 km
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| 8
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| 1986 San Salvador earthquake
| 1986-10-10
| 13.827°N 89.118°W San Salvador
| 5.7
| VIII-IX
| 7 km
| Intensity VIII-IX in San Salvador, 1,000 - 1,500 people killed, 10,000 injured, 60,000 houses destroyed or severely damaged, 200,000 homeless. San Salvador area severely affected.
| 1000 - 1500
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| 2001 El Salvador earthquakes
| 2001-01-13
| 13.04°N 88.66°W offshore
| 7.7
| VII
| 60 km
| According to USGS:"At least 844 people killed, 4,723 injured, 108,226 houses destroyed and more than 150,000 buildings damaged in El Salvador. About 585 of the deaths were caused by large landslides in Nueva San Salvador and Comasagua
. Utilities and roads damaged by more than 16,000 landslides. Damage and injuries occurred in every department of El Salvador. Eight people killed in Guatemala. Felt from Mexico City to Colombia."
| 944
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| 2001 El Salvador earthquakes
| 2001-02-13
| 13.67°N 88.93°W Cojutepeque
| 6.6
| VI
| 10 km
| Intensity VI in San Salvador.
| 315
|-
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|- 2011 El Salvador Earthquake]] 4.7 Magnitude 2 deaths
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
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|style width="120px"|13.52°N 88.40°W Jucuapa
Jucuapa
Jucuapa is a municipality in the Usulután department of El Salvador.WebSite:...
, Chinameca
|style width="30px"| 6.2
|
| 10
|
| 400
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| 1965 El Salvador earthquake
| 1965-05-03
10:01 UTC
| La Libertad
La Libertad, La Libertad
La Libertad is a municipality located in El Salvador namesake and one of the main sights of this country. According to official census of 2007, has a population of inhabitants.-History:...
| 6.3
| VII
| 15
| According to USGS: "125 people dead, about 500 injured and an estimated 48,000 homeless. Many of the victims were from the town of Ilopango which was almost completely destroyed. Several buildings were wrecked in San Marcos, San Salvador and Santo Tomas."
| 125
|- style valign="top"
| 1982 El Salvador earthquake
1982 El Salvador earthquake
The 1982 El Salvador earthquake occurred on 19 June 1982 at 00:21 local time . It was an Ms 7.2 earthquake, with epicenter being located in the Pacific Ocean about 60 km southeast of San Salvador, El Salvador. 8 people were reported dead, and 1630 houses were damaged. The earthquake triggered...
| 1982-06-19
| 13.31°N 89.34°W offshore
| 7.2
|
| 82 km
|
| 8
|- style valign="top"
| 1986 San Salvador earthquake
| 1986-10-10
| 13.827°N 89.118°W San Salvador
San Salvador
The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...
| 5.7
| VIII-IX
| 7 km
| Intensity VIII-IX in San Salvador, 1,000 - 1,500 people killed, 10,000 injured, 60,000 houses destroyed or severely damaged, 200,000 homeless. San Salvador area severely affected.
| 1000 - 1500
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| 2001 El Salvador earthquakes
2001 El Salvador earthquakes
The 2001 El Salvador earthquakes were two earthquakes which hit El Salvador within exactly one month of each other, on January 13 and February 13, 2001.- The January 13 earthquake :...
| 2001-01-13
| 13.04°N 88.66°W offshore
| 7.7
| VII
| 60 km
| According to USGS:"At least 844 people killed, 4,723 injured, 108,226 houses destroyed and more than 150,000 buildings damaged in El Salvador. About 585 of the deaths were caused by large landslides in Nueva San Salvador and Comasagua
Comasagua
Comasagua is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador....
. Utilities and roads damaged by more than 16,000 landslides. Damage and injuries occurred in every department of El Salvador. Eight people killed in Guatemala. Felt from Mexico City to Colombia."
| 944
|- style valign="top"
| 2001 El Salvador earthquakes
2001 El Salvador earthquakes
The 2001 El Salvador earthquakes were two earthquakes which hit El Salvador within exactly one month of each other, on January 13 and February 13, 2001.- The January 13 earthquake :...
| 2001-02-13
| 13.67°N 88.93°W Cojutepeque
Cojutepeque
Cojutepeque is the capital city of El Salvador's Cuscatlán department. It also serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of Cojutepeque...
| 6.6
| VI
| 10 km
| Intensity VI in San Salvador.
| 315
|-
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|- 2011 El Salvador Earthquake]] 4.7 Magnitude 2 deaths
MM = Intensity on the Modified Mercalli scale