Earthquake details

Monday, August 16, 1909 Earthquake

The earthquake hit El Salvador on Monday, August 16, 1909 at 06:59 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zacatecoluca (El Salvador - SV), about 365.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -90.012 and latitude 10.414.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Severe
Depth 16.0 km
Coordinates 10.414, -90.012
UTC time 1909-08-16 06:59:03.510
Location San Salvador
Country El Salvador (SV)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1909-08-16

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