The 1986 San Salvador Earthquake struck El Salvador on October 10, 1986 at 17:49:24 UTC (11:49:24 local time), causing considerable damage to the capital city, San Salvador, and surrounding areas, including neighbouring Honduras and Guatemala.^[1]

Between 1,000 and 1,500 people are believed to have been killed, and over 10,000 people were injured. 200,000 people were left homeless after the earthquake and a week of minor aftershocks.^[2][1]

Although of only 'moderate' magnitude, the earthquake was a shallow event right under San Salvador, and this led to the destruction of many structures, including the city's children's hospital, the multilevel/underground marketplace which at the time of day was filled with people, and many apartment buildings and restaurants (one next to the American Embassy, which itself was badly damaged and later replaced on a new site), and shanty towns.

See also

• List of earthquakes in El Salvador

References

es:Terremoto de San Salvador de 1986 fa: ( ) pl:Trz sienie ziemi w San Salvador (1986)