Is Concepción Quezaltepeque safe? El Salvador travel risk
Is Concepción Quezaltepeque safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Concepción Quezaltepeque scores 54/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates El Salvador Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 25 Jun 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Concepción Quezaltepeque scores 54/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and El Salvador (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Concepción Quezaltepeque: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (50/100) and natural hazards (80/100).
A score of 54 is higher than the scores of 75% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the El Salvador travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Coordinates 14.0833° N, 88.9500° W place Concepción Quezaltepeque within Chalatenango. Heading to San Salvador: 50.1 km SSW.
Chalatenango
14.0833° N, 88.9500° W
Lowland
UTC
14,400
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (El Salvador)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Concepción Quezaltepeque happened in June (5 of 19 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
9 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.2 on 5 Jan 2025 (123 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.7 on 29 Jul 2025 (99 km away) — USGS details
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the El Salvador travel advice & laws.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the El Salvador entry requirements.
Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers
Calculate personalized safety score for Concepción Quezaltepeque
Run our threat engine with tailored traveler parameters.
Launch Calculator