 Ruins of buildings in San Salvador | |
  San Salvador  | |
| UTC time | 1917-06-08 00:51:44 |
|---|---|
| ISC event | 913530 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | June 7, 1917 |
| Local time | 18:55 CST |
| Magnitude | 6.7 Mw |
| Depth | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
| Epicenter | 13°48′07″N 89°21′40″W / 13.802°N 89.361°W [1] |
| Areas affected | El Salvador |
| Casualties | 1,050 killed |
The 1917 San Salvador earthquake occurred on June 7 at 18:55 local time near the Salvadoran capital. The hypocenter of the Mw 6.7 was at a shallow depth of 15 km (9.3 mi), and occurred along a shallow crustal fault near San Salvador. The earthquake caused significant destruction of the city and left approximately 1,050 dead. It was followed by an eruption on San Salvador that killed another 1,100. Only behind the earthquake of 1986, it is the second deadliest in El Salvador's history.[2]