- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 2, 1951 CE
- Location:
- 27 km S of Conchagua, El Salvador
- Magnitude:
- 5.85 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 5.968
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.85
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 6.5
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 5.5
- USGS_COMCAT: Ms 6.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.06
Other earthquake records of 1951 CE
- El Salvador, Jucuapa · M 6.5 · 1,100 deaths
- Taiwan · Ms 7.3 · 68 deaths
- Turkey, Kursunlu · M 6.7 · 54 deaths
- Taiwan · Ms 7.5 · 17 deaths
- Mexico, Oaxaca: Miahiatlan · Mw 6 · 1 deaths
- Nicaragua, Gulf Of Fonseca: Potosi · Ms 6
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 5.9 - 27 km S of Conchagua, El Salvador (1951 CE) happen?
- August 2, 1951 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.