Comasagua

Comasagua
Municipality
Comasagua
Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°38′N 89°23′W / 13.633°N 89.383°W / 13.633; -89.383Coordinates: 13°38′N 89°23′W / 13.633°N 89.383°W / 13.633; -89.383
Country  El Salvador
Department La Libertad
Elevation 3,307 ft (1,008 m)

Comasagua is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador.

During the January 2001 El Salvador earthquake, a landslide wiped out the only road leading to Comasagua, constraining relief efforts.[1] The town was also at the center of destruction during the 1982 El Salvador earthquake.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Le Val Lund and Carl Sepponen, ed. (2002). Lifeline Performance of El Salvador Earthquakes of January 13 and February 13, 2001. Reston, VA: ASCE, TCLEE. ISBN 9780784406625.
  2. ↑ Bommer, J. J.; Benito, M. B.; Ciudad-Real, M.; Lemoine, A.; López-Menjı́Var, M. A.; Madariaga, R.; Mankelow, J.; Méndez De Hasbun, P.; Murphy, W.; Nieto-Lovo, M.; Rodrı́Guez-Pineda, C. E.; Rosa, H. (2002), "The el Salvador earthquakes of January and February 2001: Context, characteristics and implications for seismic risk" (PDF), Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 22 (5): 391, doi:10.1016/S0267-7261(02)00024-6


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