Earthquake details

Monday, October 31, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit El Salvador on Monday, October 31, 1977 at 00:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zacatecoluca (El Salvador - SV), about 60.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -89.040 and latitude 12.983.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 84.0 km
Coordinates 12.983, -89.040
UTC time 1977-10-31 00:53:16.600
Location San Salvador
Country El Salvador (SV)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-31

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