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Department
La Libertad
El Salvador · North America
La Libertad is a department of El Salvador, in North America. It lies on the Caribbean Plate. Records include 1 volcano, 2 major earthquakes since 1900 and 2 tsunamis observed on its coasts.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
Volcanoes (1)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19651965 San Salvador Earthquake · M 6.0125 deaths
- 1902La Libertad · M 7.0185 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2017South Mexico, Mexico · 2.7 m98 deaths
- 1950Costa Rica-Nicaragua, Nicaragua · 2.0 m
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002