7.4 earthquake off coast of Salvador

El Salvador Earthquake 2014: Magnitude-7.4 Temblor Strikes 66 Miles Off The Coast

Huffington Post,

13 October, 2014

A powerful earthquake hit early Tuesday off the coast of El Salvador, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The temblor was recorded about 66 miles south-southeast of the city of Usulutan with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4

An earlier report from the NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said "hazardous tsunami waves" were possible along the coasts of Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador. That report was later amended to note that there was "no longer a tsunami threat."

The USGS also issued a "yellow alert" for possible shaking-related fatalities and economic losses.

Usulutan was badly damaged by earthquakes in February 2001, Reuters reported.