A second strong earthquake in less than a week struck off the Pacific
coast of Guatemala on Sunday, injuring one person, but there were no immediate
reports of major damage. The epicenter of the 6.2 magnitude tremor was centered
24 kilometers (15 miles) west-southwest of Champerico, near Guatemala's border
with Mexico, 18.6 miles (30 km) below the surface. "We felt it very, very
strongly here," said Vinicio Saraza, spokesperson for the Red Cross in San
Marcos state, a mountainous region abutting Mexico's southern Chiapas state
which suffered heavy damages in Wednesday's 7.5 magnitude earthquake.
Local firefighters said one woman was taken to the hospital in San
Marcos with minor injuries after a wall fell on her, but there were no other
damages to report. The quake was also felt in Chiapas, but no injuries or
damages were reported, said Jesus Galvan from the state's emergency services
department. The earthquake that struck Guatemala on Wednesday, the most
powerful quake to hit the country in decades, killed at least 52 and damaged
more than 8,000 homes.
Source: Times of India
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