Home › 1997 › El Salvador

M6.5 earthquake, El Salvador, 1997-11-09

MagnitudeM6.5mwb

This page is updated only once a day and is not an alert service. For current earthquake and tsunami information, check the Japan Meteorological Agency, the USGS and your local authorities.

Depth176 km

Time (UTC)1997-11-09 22:56

Rank in 199744 / 136among M6+

Rank since 19004485 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

13 km NNE of San Sebastián, El Salvador · 13.85, -88.81

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1942 M7.7M7.7

1915 M7.7M7.7

1992 M7.7M7.7

2001 M7.7M7.7

1976 M7.5M7.5

2012 M7.3M7.3

2014 M7.3M7.3

1982 M7.3M7.3

1921 M7.2M7.2

1907 M7.2M7.2

1926 M7.1M7.1

1921 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1997-07-06	1997-07-06 20:13	33 km	30 km NNW of Baja Mar, Honduras
M6.0 1996-03-27	1996-03-27 20:52	33 km	113 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua
M6.6 1995-06-14	1995-06-14 11:11	25 km	120 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua
M6.0 1993-09-12	1993-09-12 03:22	68 km	27 km S of Taxisco, Guatemala
M6.0 1992-09-28	1992-09-28 07:41	67 km	50 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala
M6.0 1992-09-05	1992-09-05 21:48	10 km	55 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua
M7.7 1992-09-02	1992-09-02 00:16	45 km	83 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua
M6.0 1992-05-23	1992-05-23 10:30	75 km	22 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador
M6.2 1991-09-18	1991-09-18 09:48	5 km	4 km SE of Patzún, Guatemala
M6.6 1988-11-03	1988-11-03 14:47	68 km	20 km S of Taxisco, Guatemala

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.