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Department
San Salvador
El Salvador · North America
San Salvador is a department of El Salvador, in North America. It lies on the Caribbean Plate. Records include 2 volcanoes and 1 major earthquake since 1900.
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
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
Volcanoes (2)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19861986 San Salvador Earthquake · M 5.41,100 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002