Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Departamento de Usulutan, 24 km southeast of Zacatecoluca, Departamento de La Paz, El Salvador, on Wednesday, 12 April 1961 at 22:20 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 65 km depth
Magnitude: 6
Depth: 65.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 13.31°N / 88.76°W
(Departamento de Usulutan, El Salvador)Nearest volcano: Taburete (28 km / 17 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
19 km (12 mi) W of Jiquilisco (Usulután) (pop: 9,130) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) W of Puerto El Triunfo (Usulután) (pop: 19,100) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) SSE of Zacatecoluca (La Paz) (pop: 39,600) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) W of Usulutan (Usulután) (pop: 51,900) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (23 mi) S of San Vicente (pop: 41,500) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) WSW of Santiago de Maria (Santiago de María, Usulután) (pop: 15,000) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (30 mi) SSE of Cojutepeque (Cuscatlán) (pop: 48,400) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) SE of Soyapango (San Salvador) (pop: 329,700) --> See nearby quakes!
63 km (39 mi) SE of San Salvador (pop: 526,000) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (41 mi) SE of Mexicanos (San Salvador) (pop: 160,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.0 | 65 km | El Salvador | USGS |
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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Departamento de Usulutan, 24 km southeast of Zacatecoluca, Departamento de La Paz, El Salvador, on Wednesday, 12 April 1961 at 22:20 (GMT)Please check again later while we are collecting more data.
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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Departamento de Usulutan, 24 km southeast of Zacatecoluca, Departamento de La Paz, El Salvador, on Wednesday, 12 April 1961 at 22:20 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
