El Calvario church toppled in El Salvador quake near border
In Santa Ana a 116 year old El Calvario church was leveled by a Saturday earthquake that killed at least six, including an employee in the clock tower. Rescue teams searched rubble as western El Salvador faced outages and chaos amid displaced families and fear of aftershocks.
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major earthquake rocks Central America near San Salvador
A 7.6 magnitude quake centered off El Salvador's coast triggered a devastating landslide in Las Colinas west of San Salvador leaving hundreds of homes buried and at least 63 confirmed dead with up to 1,200 missing. Deaths were reported across El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala while electrical and communications outages hindered rescue efforts.
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Major Central America earthquakes listed by date and death toll
A brief AP list records major Central American earthquakes with location, magnitude and death tolls. Entries include Jan 13 2001 El Salvador coast magnitude 7.6 with uncertain deaths, Oct 10 1986 San Salvador magnitude 7.5 about 1500 killed, Feb 4 1976 Guatemala magnitude 7.5 22778 killed. Dec 23 1972 Managua Nicaragua.
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