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Historic Earthquake
1936 El Salvador Earthquake
19 December 1936 · San Vicente · El Salvador
On 19 December 1936, an earthquake struck El Salvador (San Vicente). It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 135 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 400 people.
- Date
- 19 December 1936
- Deaths
- 400
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- El Salvador
- Nearest Volcano
- Taburete (32 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 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
- 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