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Monday, October 13, 2014

Massive earthquake in El Salvador kills 1

M 7.4 massive earthquake shakes El Salvador today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Update 06:40 UTC

First fatality has been reported from the earthquake.
There are reports of minor to moderate damage in some cities of El Salvador.
- 12 homes have been damaged in La Peña de Alegria.
- Some walls as high as 4 meters fell in San Miguel.
- The National Hospital San Juan de Dios has been damaged.

Update 04:27 UTC

Tsunami threat issued along coasts of El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras.

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0411 UTC TUE OCT 14 2014

...PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...

TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED
---------------------------------

  * HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE
    WITHIN 300 KM OF THE EPICENTER ALONG THE COASTS OF

      NICARAGUA... HONDURAS AND EL SALVADOR

ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL
--------------------------

* ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE
FOR PLACES WITH AN ETA WITHIN THE NEXT SIX HOURS. ACTUAL
ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
CABO SAN ELENA COSTA RICA 10.9N 86.0W 0438 10/14
CORINTO NICARAGUA 12.5N 87.2W 0447 10/14
PUERTO SANDINO NICARAGUA 12.2N 86.8W 0449 10/14
SIPICATE GUATEMALA 13.9N 91.2W 0459 10/14
SAN JUAN DL SUR NICARAGUA 11.2N 85.9W 0500 10/14
PUERTO QUEPOS COSTA RICA 9.4N 84.2W 0502 10/14
CABO MATAPALO COSTA RICA 8.4N 83.3W 0506 10/14
AMAPALA HONDURAS 13.2N 87.6W 0509 10/14
ACAJUTLA EL SALVADOR 13.6N 89.8W 0509 10/14
COCOS ISLAND COSTA RICA 5.5N 87.1W 0510 10/14
PUNTA BURICA PANAMA 8.0N 82.9W 0513 10/14
PUERTO MADERO MEXICO 14.8N 92.5W 0519 10/14
SALINA CRUZ MEXICO 16.5N 95.2W 0537 10/14
ACAPULCO MEXICO 16.9N 99.9W 0549 10/14
PUNTA MALA PANAMA 7.5N 80.0W 0605 10/14
LAZARO CARDENAS MEXICO 17.9N 102.2W 0610 10/14
PUERTO PINA PANAMA 7.4N 78.0W 0618 10/14
BAHIA SOLANO COLOMBIA 6.3N 77.4W 0620 10/14
MANZANILLO MEXICO 19.1N 104.3W 0632 10/14
ESMERELDAS ECUADOR 1.2N 79.8W 0635 10/14
BALTRA ISLAND ECUADOR 0.5S 90.3W 0640 10/14
TUMACO COLOMBIA 1.8N 78.9W 0642 10/14
LA LIBERTAD ECUADOR 2.2S 81.2W 0657 10/14
BUENAVENTURA COLOMBIA 3.8N 77.2W 0700 10/14
PUERTO VALLARTA MEXICO 20.6N 105.3W 0709 10/14
TALARA PERU 4.6S 81.5W 0718 10/14
SOCORRO MEXICO 18.8N 111.0W 0726 10/14
SAN BLAS MEXICO 21.5N 105.3W 0729 10/14
MAZATLAN MEXICO 23.2N 106.4W 0730 10/14
CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO 22.8N 110.0W 0732 10/14
BALBOA HEIGHTS PANAMA 9.0N 79.6W 0827 10/14
GUAYMAS MEXICO 27.9N 110.9W 0832 10/14
PIMENTAL PERU 6.9S 80.0W 0834 10/14
PUNTA ABREOJOS MEXICO 26.7N 113.6W 0837 10/14
CHIMBOTE PERU 9.0S 78.8W 0849 10/14
LA PUNTA PERU 12.1S 77.2W 0850 10/14
SAN JUAN PERU 15.3S 75.2W 0906 10/14
ENSENADA MEXICO 31.8N 116.8W 0937 10/14
MOLLENDO PERU 17.1S 72.0W 0940 10/14
ARICA CHILE 18.5S 70.3W 0956 10/14
IQUIQUE CHILE 20.2S 70.1W 0957 10/14

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 64 km (40mi) S of Intipuca, El Salvador. It was 43.8 miles deep.

Following the USGS shaking responses, tremors were also felt in Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

No Tsunami threat mentioned at the time of writing this report.

This is a developing story. More to come…

03:51 UTC (local time 2014-10-13, 21:51 @ epicenter)

Shaking Intensity (MMI)
VII (Very Strong): Intipuca, Monjaras, Puerto Morazan, El Realejo, Santa Cruz and Puerto El Triunfo
V (Moderate): San Salvador and Tegucigalpa
IV (Light): Managua, San Pedro Sula  and Guatemala City

Epicenter Location
64 km (40mi) S of Intipuca, El Salvador
83 km (52mi) SSW of La Union, El Salvador
90 km (56mi) SSE of San Rafael Oriente, El Salvador
90 km (56mi) SE of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
169 km (105mi) SE of San Salvador, El Salvador

Original post: Natural Disasters List October 14, 2014

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