(Bloomberg) -- A magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck off the Pacific coast of Central America last night killed at least one person in El Salvador and was felt across the region.
The temblor struck at 9:51 p.m. local time (11:51 EST) 169 kilometers (105 miles) southeast of El Salvador’s capital, San Salvador, according to the U.S. Geological Service. One person was killed in the eastern city of San Miguel, according to El Salvador’s civil protection service. It was the biggest quake to strike the country since 2001, according to USGS data.
Authorities initially declared a tsunami alert and advised coastal residents to leave the area as a precaution. The international airport in San Salvador did not sustain damage, according to the civil protection service, while schools were closed today in Nicaragua. El Salvador warned of the threat of more landslides.
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