Earthquakes Rattle Guatemala
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GUATEMALA CITY – Two earthquakes rocked Guatemala on Tuesday, but no injuries or damage have been reported, officials said. The first, a magnitude-5.2 earthquake, occurred at 4:52 a.m. (1052 GMT) and its epicenter was located 187.5 kilometers (about 117 miles) north-northwest of the capital, near the border with the Mexican state of Chiapas.
A magnitude-5.7 temblor occurred at 9:15 a.m. (1515 GMT), a National Seismology Institute, or Insivumeh, spokesman said. The second quake’s epicenter was in Mexican territory, some 235 kilometers (146 miles) north-northwest of Guatemala City, Insivumeh spokesman Luis Arriola said.
The earthquake was felt all across Guatemalan territory and all the way to Belize City. So far in 2010, according to Insivumeh figures, 183 earthquakes have been registered, but only 12 have been strong enough to be felt. Source: Latin American Herald Tribune
