• Source: 1986 San Salvador earthquake

The 1986 San Salvador earthquake occurred at 11:49:26 local time on 10 October 1986 with a moment magnitude of 5.7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shock caused considerable damage to El Salvador's capital city of San Salvador and surrounding areas, including neighboring Honduras and Guatemala.




Earthquake



The 1986 San Salvador earthquake occurred within the upper crust of the Caribbean plate along the Central America Volcanic Arc. It was a result of left-lateral strike slip faulting perpendicular to the Central American volcanic chain. The earthquake also caused landslides located in the San Salvador area.




Damage and response


The earthquake caused between 1,000 and 1,500 deaths, 10,000 injuries, and left 200,000 homeless. Shallow shocks directly under San Salvador caused the destruction of multiple structures. San Salvador's children's hospital, a marketplace, many restaurants and buildings, and shanty towns were significantly damaged or destroyed.
In response, President José Napoleón Duarte established the Earthquake Reconstruction Committee tasked not only with rebuilding but also with modernizing El Salvador's capital. To lead the committee, Duarte tapped noted international urban planner and architect Jesús Permuy, who Duarte also asked to remain for another year to train Salvadoran officials on modern urban planning methods and principles following the conclusion of the Reconstruction Committee.




See also


List of earthquakes in El Salvador
1965 San Salvador earthquake




References






Further reading


Harlow, David H.; White, Randall A.; Rymer, Michael J.; Alvarez G., Salvador (1 August 1993). "The San Salvador Earthquake of 10 October 1986 and Its Historical Context". Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 83 (4): 1143–1154. Bibcode:1993BuSSA..83.1143H. doi:10.1785/BSSA0830041143. S2CID 130882786.




External links


October 1986 San Salvador, El Salvador Images – National Geophysical Data Center
The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• El Salvador
• Gempa bumi El Salvador 2001
• Indonesia
• Los Angeles
• Dokter Lintas Batas
• Chili
• Manila
• Apple Inc.
• Kekristenan
• 1986 San Salvador earthquake
• San Salvador
• 1965 San Salvador earthquake
• January 2001 El Salvador earthquake
• Monumento al Divino Salvador del Mundo
• 1917 San Salvador earthquake
• Earthquake
• Timeline of San Salvador
• List of earthquakes in El Salvador
• El Salvador