Earthquake — El Salvador: San Salvador

When

8 Jun 1917

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.7

Where

El Salvador

Coordinates

13.82° N, 89.31° W

1917 earthquake in Central America

The 1917 San Salvador earthquake occurred on June 7 at 18:55 local time near the Salvadoran capital. The hypocenter of the Mw 6.7 shock was at a shallow depth of 15 km (9.3 mi), and occurred along a shallow crustal fault near San Salvador. Its maximum Mercalli intensity was VIII (Severe) and it caused significant destruction of the city and left approximately 1,050 dead.

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