Is San Antonio del Monte safe? El Salvador travel risk
Is San Antonio del Monte safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
San Antonio del Monte scores 55/100 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.
San Antonio del Monte scores 55/100 (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 San Antonio del Monte: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (82/100) and security (50/100).
A score of 55 is higher than the scores of 77% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the El Salvador travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Sonsonate (13.7167° N, 89.7333° W), San Antonio del Monte sits 58.6 km E from San Salvador at 224 m elevation.
Sonsonate
13.7167° N, 89.7333° W
224 m
America/El_Salvador
41,439
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in 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 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of San Antonio del Monte happened in September (4 of 18 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
13 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.2 on 5 Jan 2025 (100 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M6.0 on 23 Aug 2025 (105 km away) — USGS details
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