- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 20, 2006 CE
- Location:
- 11 km SSW of Metapán, El Salvador
- Magnitude:
- 5 Mwc
- Depth:
- 10 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.1
Other earthquake records of 2006 CE
- Indonesia, Java: Bantul, Yogyakarta · Mw 6.3 · 6,234 deaths
- Indonesia, Java · Mw 7.7 · 802 deaths
- Iran, Western: Borujerd, Dorud · Mw 6.1 · 70 deaths
- China, Yanjin · Mw 4.9 · 22 deaths
- Indonesia, Sumatera: Northern, Muarasipongi · Mw 5.8 · 7 deaths
- Mozambique · Mw 7 · 4 deaths
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 5.0 - 11 km SSW of Metapán, El Salvador (2006 CE) happen?
- December 20, 2006 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.
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