El Salvador earthquakes in 1987
14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in El Salvador in 1987. The largest: M5.7 33 km SE of Acajutla, El Salvador, Oct 14, 1987.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1987 was located in El Salvador. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1987
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.84 km ESE of Cacaopera, El Salvador · 33 km deep
- 4.6El Salvador · 55 km deep
- 5.733 km SE of Acajutla, El Salvador · 75 km deep
- 4.9118 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador · 42 km deep
- 4.833 km SW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador · 84 km deep
- 4.6131 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador · 33 km deep
- 4.939 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador · 73 km deep
- 4.65 km WNW of Chapeltique, El Salvador · 196 km deep
- 4.669 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador · 64 km deep
- 4.617 km SW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador · 55 km deep
- 4.613 km WSW of La Libertad, El Salvador · 33 km deep
- 4.68 km S of Chalchuapa, El Salvador · 133 km deep
- 4.532 km SSW of El Rosario, El Salvador · 58 km deep
- 5.338 km SSW of Jucuarán, El Salvador · 64 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1987 | 0 | ||
| February 1987 | 1 | 5.3 | 38 km SSW of Jucuarán, El Salvador |
| March 1987 | 1 | 4.5 | 32 km SSW of El Rosario, El Salvador |
| April 1987 | 2 | 4.6 | 13 km WSW of La Libertad, El Salvador |
| May 1987 | 0 | ||
| June 1987 | 1 | 4.6 | 17 km SW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador |
| July 1987 | 2 | 4.6 | 5 km WNW of Chapeltique, El Salvador |
| August 1987 | 2 | 4.9 | 39 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador |
| September 1987 | 0 | ||
| October 1987 | 4 | 5.7 | 33 km SE of Acajutla, El Salvador |
| November 1987 | 0 | ||
| December 1987 | 1 | 4.8 | 4 km ESE of Cacaopera, 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.