Week 3: Earthquakes


 El Salvador lies along the terrestrial belt that links North and South America. It shares a northern border with the Republic of Honduras, to the south with the Pacific Ocean, to the east with the Republic of Honduras, and to the West with the Republic of Guatemala. 

The History of Earthquakes in El Salvador: 

Due to its geographic location and vulnerability factors El Salvador is susceptible to seismic activity. This activity frequently causes adverse events such as earthquakes, landslides, and damage. Families located in vulnerable and high-risk areas such as those in areas with high poverty levels and low resilience, are in the most danger.

El Salvador experiences frequent low grade earthquakes, tremors known locally as temblores. El Salvador has also experienced multiple larger catastrophic quakes with a magnitude over 6.0 on the ritcher scale.

References: https://sv.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/202/Earthquake.pdf
https://static.temblor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/TemblorMap.jpg


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  1. Ana GGSeptember 10, 2022 at 9:03 AM

    Good seismic reflection!- what do they do to be prepared for them?

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