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Historic Earthquake
1965 San Salvador Earthquake
3 May 1965 · San Marcos · El Salvador
On 3 May 1965 at 10:01 UTC, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck El Salvador (San Marcos), at a depth of 23 km. It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 138 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 125 people and injured 1,138.
- Date
- 3 May 1965
- Time
- 10:01 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Depth
- 23 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 125
- Injuries
- 1,138
- Estimated Damage
- 35 million US dollars
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- El Salvador
- Nearest Volcano
- San Salvador Volcano (26 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
- 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