San Salvador Earthquake, El Salvador, 1986

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Name (Latin)
San Salvador Earthquake, El Salvador, 1986
Coordinates
-89.19028056 -89.19028056 13.66583056 13.66583056 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Earthquakes El Salvador
MARC
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Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q4583210
Library of congress: sh2011005270
Sources of Information
  • Work cat: 2011419389: Fuentes, R. Octubre 10, 1986.
  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America; August 1993:v. 83; no. 4; pp. 1143-1154 (On Oct. 10, 1986 a 5.7 earthquake centered directly under San Salvador killed 1500 people and injured another 10,000.)

Wikipedia description:

The 1986 San Salvador earthquake occurred at 11:49:26 local time on 10 October 1986 with a moment magnitude of 5.7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shock caused considerable damage to El Salvador's capital city of San Salvador and surrounding areas, including neighboring Honduras and Guatemala.

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