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January 2001 El Salvador earthquake information


January 2001 El Salvador earthquake
January 2001 El Salvador earthquake is located in Central America
January 2001 El Salvador earthquake
January 2001 El Salvador earthquake is located in El Salvador
January 2001 El Salvador earthquake
UTC time2001-01-13 17:33:32
ISC event1763440
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local dateJanuary 13, 2001 (2001-01-13)
Local time11:33
Magnitude7.7–7.9 Mw[1]
Depth60 kilometres (37 mi)[2][3]
Epicenter13°02′N 88°40′W / 13.04°N 88.66°W / 13.04; -88.66
TypeNormal
Areas affectedEl Salvador
Guatemala
Max. intensityMMI VIII (Severe)
Casualties
  • 944 dead, 5,565 injured in El Salvador
  • 8 dead in Guatemala[2][4]

The January 2001 El Salvador earthquake struck El Salvador on January 13, 2001, at 17:33:34 UTC. The 7.6 (later estimated to be 7.7 or 7.9)[1] quake struck with the epicenter 60 miles (100 km) SW of San Miguel, El Salvador (13.04°N 88.66°W) at a depth of 60 km (31 mi).

  1. ^ a b Later estimates were revised to 7.7 or 7.9; see USGS Preliminary Earthquake Report Archived 2004-06-03 at the Wayback Machine and American Red Cross Archived 2007-08-14 at the Wayback Machine, for example.
  2. ^ a b United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center. "Magnitude 7.7 EL SALVADOR 2001 January 13 17:33:32 UTC Preliminary Earthquake Report". Archived from the original on June 3, 2004. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  3. ^ National Aeronautics and Space Administration. "Science Question of the Week" Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine (comparing January 2001 quakes in India and El Salvador), NASA.gov, February 8, 2001. NASA estimates the epicenter depth at 39 km.
  4. ^ "Consolidado Final de Afectaciones - Terremoto El Salvador 13 de Enero de 2001" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015.

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