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Historic Earthquake
2001 El Salvador Earthquake
13 February 2001 · San Juan Tepezontes-San Vicente-Cojutep · El Salvador
On 13 February 2001 at 14:22 UTC, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck El Salvador (San Juan Tepezontes-San Vicente-Cojutep), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 153 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 315 people and injured 3,399. 41,302 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 13 February 2001
- Time
- 14:22 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 315
- Injuries
- 3,399
- Homes Destroyed
- 41,302
- Homes Damaged
- 15,706
- Estimated Damage
- 349 million US dollars
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- El Salvador
- Nearest Volcano
- Ilopango (12 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