Magnitude 6.0 quake strikes in southern Guatemala, felt in El Salvador

Magnitude 6.0 quake strikes in southern Guatemala, felt in El Salvador

Magnitude 6.0 quake strikes in southern Guatemala, felt in El Salvador

GUATEMALA CITY/SAN SALVADOR – A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit the southern Pacific coast of Guatemala late on Friday, the nation’s INSIVUMEH seismological company stated.

The quake that hit Guatemala’s Escuintla area, was additionally felt in neighboring El Salvador.

There have been no speedy experiences of accidents or damages.

The German Research Center for Geosciences, which measured the quake at magnitude 6.1, stated it was at a depth of 119 km (73.9 miles). —Reuters

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