1575 San Salvador earthquake
1575 earthquake in Central America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 23 May 1575, a telluric earthquake struck the city of San Salvador in the Spanish colony of New Spain. The earthquake destroyed the city. The earthquake was the second earthquake recorded with its epicenter in modern-day El Salvador, after the 1524 San Salvador earthquake.[1]
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Local date | 23 May 1575 |
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Epicenter | Between San Marcos and Santo Tomás |
Type | Telluric |
Areas affected | San Salvador |
Max. intensity | Unknown |
Casualties | 3 killed |
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