They pose danger not only people living in nearby cities and villages, but also to air traffic . Popocat petl and Merapi are only two of the dozens of currently active volcanoes. Current Updates for US and Russian Volcanoes from the U.S. Geological Survey . A magnitude 7.6 earthquake has occurred just off the coast of El Salvador in Central America. This earthquake occurred at the convergent plate boundary where the Cocos Plate is subducting beneath the Caribbean Plate.
Strong earthquakes are common at subduction zones.
In addition to ground shaking, other hazards that may accompany such quakes include landsliding, liquefaction, and tsunamis. Earthquake Bulletin from the National Earthquake Information Center , U.S. Geological Survey . Strong Earthquake Shakes Central America, Hundreds Killed from Yahoo News . Keep an eye on the ongoing activity at Popocat petl Volcano , located just southeast of Mexico City. Popocat petl is a stratovolcano that is part of the Trans-Mexican continental volcanic arc.