Geology and Minerals

1917 San Salvador earthquake

The 1917 San Salvador earthquake occurred on June 7 at 18:55 local time near the Salvadoran capital. The hypocenter of the Mw 6.7 (unknown type) shock was at a shallow depth of 15 km (9.3 mi), and occurred along a shallow crustal fault near San Salvador. Its maximum Mercalli intensity was VIII (Severe) and it caused significant destruction of the city and left approximately 1,050 dead. An aftershock of intensity VII (Very strong) was felt fifteen minutes later. The two shocks were followed roughly one hour later by an eruption on the San Salvador volcano that killed an unspecified number of people. A strong aftershock in 1919 killed a further 100 people in the same area. It is the second-deadliest earthquake in El Salvador, behind the 1986 San Salvador earthquake.

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• ▸Dead Sea
• ▸Big Ben
• ▸Cerro Macá

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