What the records say
- When
- 19 Jun 1982
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Where
- El Salvador
- Coordinates
- 13.33° N, 89.39° W
- Deaths
- 43
- Damage musd
- 5
- Intensity mmi
- 7
- Depth km
- 73
1982 El Salvador earthquake
Earthquake in Central America
The 1982 El Salvador earthquake occurred southeast of San Salvador on 19 June at 00:21 local time. This undersea earthquake struck offshore in the Pacific Ocean and had a surface wave magnitude of 7.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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