Major earthquakes in El Salvador since 1900 (M6+)

M6+40

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LargestM7.71915

M7+7

LatestM6.02025-08-23

Per decade

1900s0

1910s6

1920s5

1930s3

1940s1

1950s3

1960s2

1970s0

1980s1

1990s3

2000s5

2010s6

2020s5

Depth

0–70 km35

70–300 km5

300 km+0

50 largest

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.7 1915-09-07	1915-09-07 01:20	15 km	12 km NW of Chalatenango, El Salvador
M7.7 2001-01-13	2001-01-13 17:33	60 km	28 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
M7.3 2012-08-27	2012-08-27 04:37	28 km	126 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
M7.3 2014-10-14	2014-10-14 03:51	40 km	74 km S of Intipucá, El Salvador
M7.3 1982-06-19	1982-06-19 06:21	73 km	18 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador
M7.1 1926-02-08	1926-02-08 15:18	20 km	113 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
M7.1 1932-05-21	1932-05-21 10:10	15 km	12 km S of Conchagua, El Salvador
M6.9 2016-11-24	2016-11-24 18:43	10 km	156 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
M6.7 1917-06-08	1917-06-08 00:51	15 km	8 km S of San Juan Opico, El Salvador
M6.7 1926-02-15	1926-02-15 02:59	15 km	128 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador
M6.7 1924-05-01	1924-05-01 19:54	20 km	108 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
M6.7 1919-06-29	1919-06-29 23:14	20 km	100 km SSW of Intipucá, El Salvador
M6.6 2001-02-13	2001-02-13 14:22	10 km	5 km S of Cojutepeque, El Salvador
M6.6 2019-05-30	2019-05-30 09:03	58 km	32 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador
M6.5 1997-11-09	1997-11-09 22:56	176 km	13 km NNE of San Sebastián, El Salvador
M6.5 2023-07-19	2023-07-19 00:22	71 km	43 km S of Intipucá, El Salvador
M6.4 1913-01-15	1913-01-15 18:52	15 km	177 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
M6.4 1918-10-19	1918-10-19 03:23	35 km	10 km WNW of San Francisco Menéndez, El Salvador
M6.3 2004-11-20	2004-11-20 22:01	41 km	34 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador
M6.3 1925-10-05	1925-10-05 04:08	35 km	24 km SSE of Intipucá, El Salvador
M6.3 1938-09-01	1938-09-01 22:48	15 km	102 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador
M6.2 1951-05-06	1951-05-06 23:08	10 km	Near Jucuapa, El Salvador
M6.2 2017-05-12	2017-05-12 10:41	16 km	78 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador
M6.2 2025-01-05	2025-01-05 17:18	46 km	56 km SSE of La Libertad, El Salvador
M6.2 1919-04-28	1919-04-28 06:46	35 km	8 km WNW of Jujutla, El Salvador
M6.2 1929-02-15	1929-02-15 08:04	15 km	103 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador
M6.2 1936-12-20	1936-12-20 02:43	15 km	1 km WNW of Berlín, El Salvador
M6.2 1945-10-07	1945-10-07 13:23	25 km	121 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
M6.1 1997-12-18	1997-12-18 15:02	182 km	11 km WSW of Sensuntepeque, El Salvador
M6.1 2001-02-28	2001-02-28 18:50	65 km	24 km S of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador
M6.1 2018-10-28	2018-10-28 22:23	22 km	85 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador
M6.1 2024-08-28	2024-08-28 21:57	26 km	56 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador
M6.1 1955-04-26	1955-04-26 03:03	50 km	57 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador
M6.0 1961-04-12	1961-04-12 22:20	65 km	19 km W of Jiquilisco, El Salvador
M6.0 1965-05-03	1965-05-03 10:01	14 km	3 km SE of San Marcos, El Salvador
M6.0 1951-04-02	1951-04-02 00:13	55 km	41 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador
M6.0 1992-05-23	1992-05-23 10:30	75 km	22 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador
M6.0 2004-12-13	2004-12-13 15:23	62 km	12 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador
M6.0 2021-05-12	2021-05-12 08:45	22 km	55 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador
M6.0 2025-08-23	2025-08-23 09:14	17 km	88 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador

Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.