What the records say
- When
- 6 May 1951
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Where
- El Salvador
- Coordinates
- 13.00° N, 87.80° W
- Deaths
- 1100
- Damage musd
- 23
- Depth km
- 100
The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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