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UPSC 2001: A great landslide caused by an earthquake killed hundreds of people in January 2001 near
(a)San Salvador
(b)San Jose
(c)Managua
(d)Guatemala City
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The magnitude 7.7 offshore earthquake of 13 January 2001 triggered a huge landslide that buried the Las Colinas neighborhood of Santa Tecla, a suburb of San Salvador, killing hundreds. The other listed Central American capitals were not the sites of this fatal landslide. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2001_El_Salvador_earthquake?utm_source=openai))
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The correct answer is option (a): San Salvador. Watch the detailed video explanation in our Sherlocking Prelims course on UnlockIAS.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2001, GS Paper 1, as Question 62. It falls under Current Affairs > Disasters & Humanitarian Issues.
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This question is rated "easy". It tests basic recall and most well-prepared aspirants should answer it correctly.
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