Earthquake
Open on the mapEarthquake — El Salvador: San Juan Tepezontes-San Vicente-Cojutep
13 Feb 2001 · El Salvador
What the records say
- When
- 13 Feb 2001
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Where
- El Salvador
- Coordinates
- 13.67° N, 88.94° W
- Deaths
- 315
- Injuries
- 3399
- Damage musd
- 348.5
- Houses destroyed
- 41302
- Intensity mmi
- 6
- Depth km
- 10
February 2001 El Salvador earthquake
Second major earthquake in El Salvador
The February 2001 El Salvador earthquake occurred with a magnitude of Mw 6.6 on 13 February at 08:22:05 CTZ, with an epicenter located in Cuscatlán Department. At least 315 people were killed, 92 were missing, nearly 3,400 were injured, and extensive damage occurred in multiple departments, with over 61,500 homes damaged or destroyed.
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