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Residents in southern Guatemala and El Salvador jolted by highly effective earthquake

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the southern Pacific coast of Guatemala late on Friday, in response to the US Geological Survey (USGS), inflicting some to flee their houses and with early stories of injury to buildings.

The earthquake was additionally felt in neighboring El Salvador.

There had been no quick stories of accidents, simply previous midnight, whereas many slept.

Officials in El Salvador described the earthquake as “sturdy” and stated they had been monitoring developments.

The earthquake’s epicenter was close to the Guatemalan city of Taxisco, about 60 miles (100 km) south of the capital Guatemala City, the place alarms sounded and a few frightened residents evacuated their houses.

USGS stated the earthquake struck at a depth of 108 km (67 miles).

Parts of the facade of a church within the city of San Pablo Jocopilas, northwest of the earthquake’s epicenter, fell down, stated Guatemala’s emergency companies company CONRED.

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