SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP) — A magnitude 6.8 earthquake off the coast of Central America shook El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua on Tuesday, though without any immediate damage reported, according to Salvadoran authorities. The quake was registered at 6:22 pm (0222 GMT) in the Pacific Ocean, about 66 kilometers (41 miles) south of the Salvadoran coast, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS originally recorded the earthquake at a magnitude of […]
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El Salvador mourns 12 killed in soccer stadium stampede
SAN SALVADOR, May 22, 2023 (AFP) – El Salvador soccer fans were mourning Sunday after 12 people died and hundreds were injured in a stampede at a stadium, with the country’s president vowing an investigation. Authorities said initial reports pointed to a crush of fans who tried to enter the 35,000-seat Cuscatlan Stadium in the Central American country’s capital San Salvador to watch a game between two local teams, Alianza and FAS. The match was […]
URGENT: 6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes El Salvador: government
#Earthquake 71 km SW of San Salvador (El Salvador) 8 min ago (local time 22:26:13). Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyeswitnesses. Share your experience via: 📱https://t.co/LBaVNedgF9 🌐https://t.co/ZwmMqSJ2Gu pic.twitter.com/0MyIUUY9RV — EMSC (@LastQuake) November 4, 2022 San Salvador, El Salvador | AFP | A 6.0 magnitude earthquake shook El Salvador on Thursday night, with no initial reports of casualties or material damage, Salvadoran authorities said. The tremor was registered at 10:26 pm […]
