M 6.6 Earthquake - February 2001, El Salvador

On 13 February 2001 at 08:22 am local time, a Richter magnitude 6.6 earthquake with an epicentre located 30 km SE of the capital, San Salvador, at a depth of 10 km resulted in many landslides throughout El Salvador¹,²,³.

An aftershock (M=5.3) on 17 February 2001 at 14:24 local time with an epicentre located south of San Salvador caused further landslides and damaged more homes².

¹ ReliefWeb. 2001. El Salvador: Earthquakes Appeal No. 02/2001 Situation Report No. 11.
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/ACOS-64BKEU?OpenDocument

² Lomnitz, C & Elizararras, S.R. 2001. El Salvador 2001: Earthquake disaster and disaster preparedness in a tropical volcanic environment. Seismological Research Letters.

³ Woersching, J.C. & Snyder, A.E. 2004. Earthquakes in El Salvador: A descriptive study of health concerns in a rural community and the clinical implications: Part III - Mental health and Psychological effects. Disaster Management and Response. Vol. 2.