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M6.3 earthquake near La Libertad, La Libertad Department

32187 d ago · 1 Sept 1938, 22:48 UTC 102 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 102 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador on 1 Sept 1938, 22:48 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is La Libertad, about 103 km away in La Libertad Department, El Salvador.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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