What the records say
- When
- 3 May 1965
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Where
- El Salvador
- Coordinates
- 13.50° N, 89.30° W
- Deaths
- 125
- Injuries
- 1138
- Damage musd
- 35
- Intensity mmi
- 6
- Depth km
- 23
1965 San Salvador earthquake
1965 earthquake in Central America
The 1965 San Salvador earthquake occurred at 04:01 in the morning on May 3, 1965. It had a moment magnitude of 5.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The shock caused severe damage to El Salvador's capital city, San Salvador. The town of Ilopango, Soyapango, and Delgado was also hard hit. The earthquake was the most destructive to affect the city prior to the 1986 earthquake.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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