Strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Guatemala and El Salvador

A shaking of magnitude 6.4 with epicenter in the west of Guatemalaaccording to him United States Geological Survey (USGS), shook part of Guatemalan territory on Wednesday and The Saviorwithout initially reporting victims or property damage.

The earthquake was registered at 5:02 p.m. local time (23:02 GMT) with a depth of 252 km, 2 kilometers from the municipality of BobbinDepartment of Quicheaccording to him USGS.

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He National Institute of Seismology of Guatemala had previously reported that the magnitude of the tremor was 5.9 and that the epicenter was detected in the indigenous department of totonicapán (west).

“Monitoring is carried out through regional and departmental delegates. No damage reported at the moment”, the spokesperson for the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conred), rodolfo garcia.

The official added that the tremor was felt mainly in towns in the west, south and center of the country, including the capital.

He Ministry of Environment of The Savior He pointed out that the earthquake was also perceptible in the western zone and the capital (center) of that nation, although no victims or damage were reported either.

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“Given the earthquake felt in the last few minutes, our Emergency Operations Center is active to address any incident that may occur at the national level”, added the entity of Civil protection From El Salvador.

Guatemala and El Salvador have a high seismic activity, generated by dozens of geological faults that cross their territories, a product of their volcanic chain and because they are located in the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire.

Source: Elcomercio

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