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Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Hits Off Coast Of El Salvador
October 13, 2014 9:19 PM
(CBS)
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EL SALVADOR (CBS SF) — An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 struck off the coast of El Salvador Monday evening near La Union, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s automated seismograph alert network.
The quake struck at an estimated depth of 70 KM below the earth’s surface. Deeper quakes are less noticeable while a shallow quake–in the 0 to 40 mile depth range–can feel much stronger than their actual reported magnitude. Quakes just below the earth’s surface, in the 0 to 10 miles range, can cause even more damage at lower magnitudes.
No tsunami threat was expected.
COMPLETE QUAKE COVERAGE: CBS Earthquake Resource Center
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