Seismic history
Major earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and geological events in El Salvador, 1900–2026, with sources and detailed information.
Total earthquakes
114
M5+
Strongest
M7.7
M7+ events
5
Tsunami events
1
| Date | Magnitude | Location | Depth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-01-13 | 7.7 | 28 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador | 60 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1915-09-07 | 7.7 | 12 km NW of Chalatenango, El Salvador | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1982-06-19 | 7.3 | 18 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador | 73 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1932-05-21 | 7.1 |
| 12 km S of Conchagua, El Salvador |
| 15 km |
| USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1900-11-09 | 7.0 | Near the coast of El Salvador | - | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1930-07-14 | 6.8 | 8 km NNW of Moyuta, Guatemala | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1917-06-08 | 6.7 | 8 km S of San Juan Opico, El Salvador | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2019-05-30 | 6.6 | 32 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador🌊 | 58 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2001-02-13 | 6.6 | 5 km S of Cojutepeque, El Salvador | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1988-11-03 | 6.6 | 20 km S of Taxisco, Guatemala | 69 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1997-11-09 | 6.5 | 13 km NNE of San Sebastián, El Salvador | 176 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1907-09-23 | 6.5 | 25 km S of Taxisco, Guatemala | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1918-10-19 | 6.4 | 10 km WNW of San Francisco Menéndez, El Salvador | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-06-03 | 6.3 | near the coast of Guatemala | 66 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2004-11-20 | 6.3 | 34 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador | 41 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2025-01-05 | 6.2 | 56 km SSE of La Libertad, El Salvador | 46 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1951-05-06 | 6.2 | Near Jucuapa, El Salvador | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2013-03-25 | 6.2 | 3 km NW of Fraijanes, Guatemala | 189 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1934-03-07 | 6.2 | 15 km SW of Amapala, Honduras | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1919-04-28 | 6.2 | 8 km WNW of Jujutla, El Salvador | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1936-12-20 | 6.2 | 1 km WNW of Berlín, El Salvador | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1930-07-07 | 6.2 | 6 km W of Santa María Ixhuatán, Guatemala | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2018-10-28 | 6.1 | 85 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador | 22 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2024-08-28 | 6.1 | 56 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador | 26 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2001-02-28 | 6.1 | 24 km S of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador | 65 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1927-10-02 | 6.1 | 4 km WSW of La Alianza, Honduras | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1997-12-22 | 6.1 | 28 km SSW of Pasaco, Guatemala | 59 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1954-10-21 | 6.1 | 7 km S of Guazacapán, Guatemala | 66 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1961-04-12 | 6.0 | 19 km W of Jiquilisco, El Salvador | 65 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1965-05-03 | 6.0 | 3 km SE of San Marcos, El Salvador | 14 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1982-01-12 | 6.0 | 16 km SSE of Amapala, Honduras | 6 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1999-04-03 | 6.0 | 13 km S of Amapala, Honduras | 38 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2021-05-12 | 6.0 | 55 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador | 22 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1992-05-23 | 6.0 | 22 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador | 75 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1993-09-12 | 6.0 | 27 km S of Taxisco, Guatemala | 68 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1953-07-29 | 6.0 | 70 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1978-12-06 | 5.9 | 50 km SW of La Libertad, El Salvador | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2019-07-31 | 5.9 | 38 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador | 43 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1939-12-26 | 5.9 | 4 km W of San Agustín, El Salvador | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2009-11-26 | 5.9 | 12 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador | 57 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2010-01-18 | 5.9 | 17 km SW of San Francisco Menéndez, El Salvador | 55 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1932-05-22 | 5.9 | 5 km SSW of Atiquizaya, El Salvador | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1925-05-26 | 5.9 | 7 km SW of El Paisnal, El Salvador | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1951-08-02 | 5.8 | 27 km S of Conchagua, El Salvador | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2008-11-15 | 5.8 | 33 km SW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador | 48 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-10-12 | 5.8 | 49 km SSE of Acajutla, El Salvador | 42 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1991-06-21 | 5.8 | 31 km SE of Acajutla, El Salvador | 77 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2025-01-09 | 5.8 | 10 km E of Acajutla, El Salvador | 95 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1987-09-13 | 5.8 | 6 km E of Quesada, Guatemala | 123 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1958-06-27 | 5.8 | 31 km SW of Jucuarán, El Salvador | 58 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1947-06-05 | 5.7 | 12 km WNW of San Francisco Menéndez, El Salvador | 75 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1926-05-26 | 5.7 | 2 km W of Concepción Batres, El Salvador | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2001-01-16 | 5.7 | 29 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador | 44 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2022-11-04 | 5.7 | El Salvador | 43 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2013-07-08 | 5.7 | 27 km SE of La Libertad, El Salvador | 55 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-10-07 | 5.7 | 21 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador | 50 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1986-10-21 | 5.7 | 43 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador | 45 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2012-06-27 | 5.7 | 5 km E of San Francisco Menéndez, El Salvador | 133 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1972-11-19 | 5.7 | 29 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador | 63 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1996-07-22 | 5.6 | 29 km SW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador | 61 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2015-11-27 | 5.6 | 45 km S of El Rosario, El Salvador | 52 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2021-05-12 | 5.6 | 69 km WSW of Acajutla, El Salvador | 22 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2024-12-09 | 5.6 | 2 km SSE of Conchagua, El Salvador | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1997-08-24 | 5.6 | 23 km SSE of Izalco, El Salvador | 139 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1999-07-13 | 5.6 | 34 km SW of Pasaco, Guatemala | 70 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1993-11-11 | 5.6 | 28 km S of Taxisco, Guatemala | 71 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2011-09-19 | 5.6 | 3 km E of Santa María Ixhuatán, Guatemala | 9 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1966-12-27 | 5.5 | 40 km WSW of Jiquilisco, El Salvador | 71 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2006-02-20 | 5.5 | 17 km SE of Amapala, Honduras | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1984-07-30 | 5.5 | 46 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador | 65 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1971-02-19 | 5.5 | 3 km NW of Santiago Nonualco, El Salvador | 179 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1982-09-29 | 5.5 | 7 km ENE of Sinuapa, Honduras | 12 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2025-06-18 | 5.4 | 22 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador | 79 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2018-05-06 | 5.4 | 10 km S of Intipucá, El Salvador | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-12-11 | 5.4 | 47 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador | 32 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1994-10-18 | 5.4 | 26 km SSE of La Libertad, El Salvador | 84 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1974-12-24 | 5.4 | 4 km WSW of Quesada, Guatemala | 155 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1976-01-04 | 5.3 | 30 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2012-12-13 | 5.3 | 59 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1995-07-20 | 5.3 | 25 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador | 76 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2000-02-01 | 5.2 | El Salvador | 55 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2003-02-12 | 5.2 | 37 km SW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador | 47 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1980-03-04 | 5.2 | 28 km SSW of Jucuarán, El Salvador | 73 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2024-09-15 | 5.2 | 59 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2014-11-13 | 5.2 | 20 km SSE of Amapala, Honduras | 200 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1991-09-11 | 5.2 | 44 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador | 67 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1977-04-11 | 5.2 | 7 km S of Chirilagua, El Salvador | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2013-09-12 | 5.2 | 70 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador | 22 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1989-04-28 | 5.2 | 41 km SSE of Acajutla, El Salvador | 59 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1997-05-02 | 5.2 | 36 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2009-01-28 | 5.2 | 30 km SSE of Acajutla, El Salvador | 60 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-01-15 | 5.2 | 7 km NW of Atiquizaya, El Salvador | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2011-09-19 | 5.2 | 3 km WNW of Oratorio, Guatemala | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1992-08-28 | 5.1 | 65 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador | 24 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2019-06-10 | 5.1 | 25 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador | 72 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2016-03-01 | 5.1 | 36 km SW of Jiquilisco, El Salvador | 60 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1982-06-21 | 5.1 | 24 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador | 92 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-07-30 | 5.1 | 26 km SSW of El Rosario, El Salvador | 80 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2006-01-03 | 5.1 | 18 km SW of San Francisco Menéndez, El Salvador | 82 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1978-10-17 | 5.1 | 3 km NW of Izalco, El Salvador | 116 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |