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1986 San Salvador Earthquake
10 October 1986 · San Salvador · El Salvador
On 10 October 1986 at 17:49 UTC, a magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck El Salvador (San Salvador), at a depth of 7 km. It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 128 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 1,100 people and injured 20,000.
- Date
- 10 October 1986
- Time
- 17:49 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.4
- Depth
- 7 km
- Deaths
- 1,100
- Injuries
- 20,000
- Estimated Damage
- 1.5 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- El Salvador
- Nearest Volcano
- Ilopango (19 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 20122012 El Salvador Earthquake · M 7.3
- 2001January 2001 El Salvador Earthquake · M 7.7844 deaths
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- 1942Near S Coast · M 7.7
- 1915El Salvador · M 7.77 deaths
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth