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    1986 San Salvador earthquake.

The 1986 San Salvador earthquake struck 

at 11:49:26 local time on October 10 

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.

Some damages of the 1986 earthquake 

in El Salvador

Between 1,000 and 1,500 people are 

believed to have been killed, and over 

10,000 people were injured. Two 

hundred thousand people were left 

homeless after the earthquake and a 

week of minor aftershocks.

Although of only moderate magnitude, 

the shock occurred at a shallow depth 

directly under San Salvador, which led 

to the destruction of many structures. 

The children's hospital, a 

multilevel/underground marketplace 

(which was filled with people at the 

time) and many apartment buildings 

and restaurants (including one next to 

the American Embassy) were badly 

damaged or destroyed.

1986 San Salvador earthquake

Date:     October 10, 1986

Origin time:     17:49:26 UTC

Magnitude:     5.7 Mw 

Depth:     10 km (6.2 mi) 

Epicenter 13.75°N 89.24°WCoordinates: 

13.75°N 89.24°W 

Type     Strike-slip 

Areas affected:     El Salvador

Honduras

Guatemala

Max. intensity     IX (Violent) 

Casualties     1,000–1,500 fatalities 

10,000–20,000 injuries. 

January 2001 El Salvador earthquake

At 17:33:34 UTC the 7.6 (later estimated to be 

7.7 or 7.9) quake struck with the epicenter at 

60 miles (100 km) SW of San Miguel, El 

Salvador (13.04N 88.66W) at a depth of 60 km. 

At least 944 people were killed, 5,565 injured, 

108,261 houses destroyed — with another 

169,692 houses damaged — and more than 

150,000 buildings were damaged in El 

Salvador. About 585 of the deaths were caused 

by large landslides in Santa Tecla and 

Comasagua. 

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