El Salvador earthquakes in 1980
10 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in El Salvador in 1980. The largest: M5.2 28 km SSW of Jucuarán, El Salvador, Mar 4, 1980.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1980 was located in El Salvador. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1980
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.578 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador · 33 km deep
- 4.9109 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador · 54 km deep
- 4.665 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador · 39 km deep
- 4.767 km SW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador · 33 km deep
- 4.72 km SE of Rosario de Mora, El Salvador · 179 km deep
- 4.914 km S of Intipucá, El Salvador · 77 km deep
- 4.737 km SSW of Jucuarán, El Salvador · 74 km deep
- 5.228 km SSW of Jucuarán, El Salvador · 73 km deep
- 4.732 km W of Acajutla, El Salvador · 150 km deep
- 4.968 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1980 | 2 | 4.9 | 68 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador |
| February 1980 | 0 | ||
| March 1980 | 2 | 5.2 | 28 km SSW of Jucuarán, El Salvador |
| April 1980 | 0 | ||
| May 1980 | 2 | 4.9 | 14 km S of Intipucá, El Salvador |
| June 1980 | 1 | 4.7 | 67 km SW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador |
| July 1980 | 0 | ||
| August 1980 | 1 | 4.6 | 65 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador |
| September 1980 | 0 | ||
| October 1980 | 0 | ||
| November 1980 | 1 | 4.9 | 109 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador |
| December 1980 | 1 | 4.5 | 78 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.