- A 5.6 magnitude quake struck off Guatemala's coast at 35 km depth, epicenter 43 km south of Puerto San Jose.
- Tremor rattled parts of Guatemala and El Salvador; authorities report no deaths, injuries or infrastructural damage so far.
- Central America is highly quake prone; recent Oct 9 magnitude 7.7 quake in Panama killed three and damaged homes and schools.
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Guatemala’s coast on Tuesday, rattling parts of the country and neighboring El Salvador but causing no deaths or damage so far, geological institutes reported.
The quake occurred at a depth of 35 kilometers (22 miles) with its epicenter located 43 kilometers south of Guatemala’s Puerto San Jose, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
The tremor struck at 08:54 am local time (1454 GMT).
Authorities in Guatemala and El Salvador have so far ruled out any subsequent injuries or infrastructural damage.
Central America is one of the world’s most quake-prone regions due to how it sits across different tectonic plates.
On October 9, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed three people in Panama, affecting thousands more and damaging homes and schools.
