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Historic Earthquake
1902 El Salvador Earthquake
26 February 1902 · El Salvador
On 26 February 1902, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck El Salvador. It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 134 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 185 people and injured 100.
- Date
- 26 February 1902
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Deaths
- 185
- Injuries
- 100
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (2.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- El Salvador
- Nearest Volcano
- San Salvador Volcano (34 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20122012 El Salvador Earthquake · M 7.3
- 2001January 2001 El Salvador Earthquake · M 7.7844 deaths
- 19821982 El Salvador Earthquake · M 7.343 deaths
- 19761976 Guatemala Earthquake · M 7.523,000 deaths
- 1950San Marcos · M 7.5
- 1942Near S Coast · M 7.7
- 1915El Salvador · M 7.77 deaths
- 1902Quezaltenango, San Marcos · M 7.52,000 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth