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January 2001 El Salvador Earthquake
13 January 2001 · El Salvador
On 13 January 2001 at 17:33 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck El Salvador, at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 120 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 844 people and injured 4,723. 108,226 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 13 January 2001
- Time
- 17:33 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 60 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 844
- Injuries
- 4,723
- Homes Destroyed
- 108,226
- Homes Damaged
- 169,632
- Estimated Damage
- 753 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.3 m wave)
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- El Salvador
- Nearest Volcano
- Taburete (45 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20122012 El Salvador Earthquake · M 7.3
- 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