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La Libertad, El Salvador
1965 May 03 10:01 UTC
Magnitude 6.3

This violent earthquake left 125 people 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 Marcos, San Salvador and Santo Tomas.