Significant earthquakes in El Salvador
El Salvador: Significant earthquakes was 1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1
World rank
21st
of 97 countries
All-time high
3
in 2001
All-time low
1
in 1575
Years of data
36
1575–2024
Significant earthquakes in El Salvador, 1575–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for significant earthquakes in El Salvador is 1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, significant earthquakes in El Salvador peaked at 3 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1575.
That places El Salvador 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Significant earthquakes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1575 | 1 | — |
| 1581 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1594 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1659 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1707 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1719 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1873 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1879 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1917 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1919 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1933 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1936 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1570s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1580s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1590s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1650s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1760s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1770s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1790s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1870s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1930s | 1.25 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is significant earthquakes in El Salvador?
- Significant earthquakes in El Salvador was 1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest significant earthquakes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2001.
- What is the lowest significant earthquakes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1575.
- How does El Salvador rank for significant earthquakes?
- El Salvador ranks 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is significant earthquakes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Significant earthquakes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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