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Historic Earthquake
1915 El Salvador Earthquake
7 September 1915 · El Salvador
On 7 September 1915 at 01:20 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck El Salvador, at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 109 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 7 people.
- Date
- 7 September 1915
- Time
- 01:20 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 7
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- El Salvador
- Nearest Volcano
- Cerro Cinotepeque (29 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2014October 2014 Nicaragua Earthquake · M 7.31 deaths
- 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
- 1942Near S Coast · M 7.7
- 1921Nicaragua · M 7.2
- 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