List_of_earthquakes_in_El_Salvador

List of earthquakes in El Salvador

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Notable earthquakes in the history of El Salvador include the following:

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National Earthquake Information Center (15 January 2023). "M 5.2 - 9 km NW of Atiquizaya, El Salvador". United States Geological Survey.

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"Reporte de viviendas dañadas por sismos sube a 220 en Ahuachapán" (in Spanish). EnlaMira. 17 January 2023. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

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"180 casas inhabitables por sismos en Ahuachapán" (in Spanish). La Prensa Grafica. 19 January 2023.

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"M 6.6 - 32km S of La Libertad, El Salvador". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-04-07.

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"M 5.4 - 10 km S of Intipucá, El Salvador". earthquake.usgs.gov.

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"M6.9 - 156km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador". United States Geological Survey. November 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

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"Nicaragua: mujer muere tras escuchar alarma de tsunami por sismo". Perú.com (in Spanish). November 25, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.

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"M 4.5 - 13 km WSW of Sesori, El Salvador". earthquake.usgs.gov.

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"M 7.3 - 74km S of Intipuca, El Salvador". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-04-07.

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"M 5.7 - 3 km S of San Vicente, El Salvador". earthquake.usgs.gov.

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"M 4.0 - 2 km S of San Pablo Tacachico, El Salvador". United States Geological Survey. 1987-01-15.

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National Earthquake Information Center (10 October 1986). "M 4.6 - 2 km SE of Apopa, El Salvador". United States Geological Survey.

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"Cronología de sismos destructivos en El Salvador. Estadística de Registros (in Spanish)". MARN-Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales (SNET). Retrieved 2020-04-07.

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Date	Location	Mag.	MMI	Deaths	Injuries	Notes
2023-01-15	Ahuachapán	5.2 M_w	VII		4	Severe damage	^[1]^[2]^[3]
2019-05-30	La Libertad	6.6 M_w	VI	1	1		^[4]
2018-05-06	La Unión	5.4 M_w	VI		1	Moderate damage	^[5]
2017-04-01	La Libertad	5.1 M_w	VI	1
2016-11-24	San Vicente	6.9 M_w	IV	1		Death caused by heart attack	^[6]^[7]
2015-08-09	Usulután	4.5 M_w	V		4	Moderate damage	^[8]
2014-10-14	La Unión	7.3 M_w	VII	4	Several	Severe damage	^[9]
2012-08-27	Usulután	7.3 M_w	V	0	40+	Major tsunami, over 6 meters
2001-05-08	San Vicente	5.7 M_w	VI	1		Moderate damage	^[10]
2001-02-13	La Paz	6.6 M_w	VIII	315		Severe damage
2001-01-13	Usulután	7.7 M_w	IX	944	5,565	Severe damage, Major landslide
1987-01-15	La Libertad	4.0 M_w	IV			Severe damage	^[11]
1986-10-10	San Salvador	4.6 M_w	V			Additional damage	^[12]
1986-10-10	San Salvador	5.7 M_w	IX	1,000–3,000	10,000–20,000	Extreme damage
1982-06-19	Usulután	7.3 M_w	VII	43		$5 million damage
1965-05-03	San Salvador	5.9 M_w	VIII	125	500		^[13]
1951-05-06	Usulután, La Paz	6.2 M_w		400	1,100		^[13]
1936-12-19	San Vicente	6.1	VII	200			^[14]
1919-04-28	San Salvador	5.9	VII	100			^[14]
1917-06-07	La Libertad	6.2–6.5	VIII	1,050		Severe damage	^[14]
1873-03-19	San Salvador	7.3		57			^[14]
1859-08-12	La Libertad	7.3	VII			Severe damage	^[14]
1831-02-07	San Salvador	7.1					^[14]
1783-11-29	San Vicente	7.6					^[14]
1776-05-30	San Salvador	7.5					^[14]
1719-06-03	San Salvador	7.0		7			^[14]
1625	San Salvador		IX			Severe damage	^[14]
1594-04-21	San Salvador			13			^[14]
1575-05-23	San Salvador			3		Severe damage	^[14]
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