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M6.3 - El Salvador, 1965
This violent earthquake left 125 persons dead, about 500 injured, and an estimated 48,000 homeless. Many of the victims were from the town of Ilopango which was almost completely destroyed. Several buildings were wrecked in San Salvador, Cisneros District, San Marcos, and Santo Tomas.
From United States Earthquakes, 1965.M7.4 - Sonora, Mexico, 1887
This earthquake ruptured the Pitaycachi fault. It is the largest historic earthquake in the southern Basin and Range Province.
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