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Historic Earthquake
1932 El Salvador Earthquake
21 May 1932 · El Salvador
On 21 May 1932 at 10:10 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck El Salvador, at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 174 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 5 people.
- Date
- 21 May 1932
- Time
- 10:10 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 5
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- El Salvador
- Nearest Volcano
- Isla del Tigre (26 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
- 19921992 Nicaragua Earthquake · M 7.6170 deaths
- 19821982 El Salvador Earthquake · M 7.343 deaths
- 19761976 Guatemala Earthquake · M 7.523,000 deaths
- 1956Puerto Samoza · M 7.3
- 1915El Salvador · M 7.77 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth