February 1976 Los Amateos, Guatemala Images

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The magnitude 7.5 earthquake killed 23,000, injured 76,000, and caused $1,100 million in property damage. It was felt over 100,000 square kilometers and was accompanied by extensive surface faulting.

October 1979 El Centro, USA Images

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The magnitude 6.9 earthquake caused $30 million property damage and injured 91 people.

July 1967 Caracas, Venezuela Images

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The magnitude 6.6 earthquake killed 240 and caused $50 million in property damage.

October 1974 Lima, Peru Images

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Near coast of central Peru. Damage: Extensive. Over 2,000 were injured.

October 1986 San Salvador, El Salvador Images

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At least 1,000 people killed, 10,000 injured, 200,000 homeless and severe damage in the San Salvador area. About 50 fatalities were the result of landslides in the epicentral area. Some damage at Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Felt strongly in parts of Guatemala and Honduras.

Izalco, El Salvador Images

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Izalco is a young stratovolcano on the south flank of Santa Ana Volcano in western El Salvador. Its continuous small explosive eruptions (beginning in 1770) caused it to be known as the "Lighthouse of the Pacific."

April 1981 Westmorland, Calipatria, USA Images

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Magnitude 6.3. Damage $1-$3 million. Subsidence was reported on several rural roads in the area. Liquefaction caused scores of mudpots, and oozing soil in nearby fields. One country road west of Westmorland collapsed, producing a 2-foot drop-off. In rural areas, unreinforced, concrete-lined irrigation canals were broken.

Irazu, Costa Rica Images

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Located 25 km from San Jose, Irazu is the highest volcano in Costa Rica and also has the country's earliest historic eruption (1772).

May 1983 Coalinga, USA Images

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Location: Central California, 20.8 kilometers from Coalinga. Affected area: 205,000 square kilometers. Damage: $31 million. The most serious damage occurred in the eight-block downtown commercial district, but residents were also heavily damaged. More then 800 single-family houses were destroyed or incurred major damage. The majority of the 94 injuries occurred in residential sections of the city.

Cerro Negro, Nicaragua Images

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This cinder cone in western Nicaragua has a name that means "black hill." It has erupted more than 20 times since its birth in 1850. Explosive eruptions from the central crater are often accompanied by lava flows from the base of the cone. It is the youngest of four cinder cones scattered along a 20 km line east-southeast of Telica.