The February 13 Earthquake
At 14:22:05 UTC, the 6.6 quake struck with the epicentre at 15 miles (30 km) E of San Salvador, El Salvador (13.67N 88.93W) at the depth of 10 km. At least 315 people were killed, 3,399 injured and extensive damage, other 16,752 homes were damaged and 44,759 destroyed. The most severe damage occurred in the San Juan Tepezontes-San Vicente-Cojutepeque area, though the quake was felt throughout the country and in neighboring Guatemala and Honduras. Landslides occurred in many areas of El Salvador.
Read more about this topic: 2001 El Salvador Earthquakes
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