Strong 7.5 earthquake hits Guatemala

November 08, 2012 01:28

AP: A strong earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Guatemala today, rocking the capital and shaking buildings as far away as Mexico City and El Salvador.

Guatemala's emergency management agency said on its Twitter account that it had received preliminary reports of one death from the quake.

The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was a possibility of a local tsunami, within 100 or 200 miles of the epicentre, but they were not issuing an immediate warning for the broader region.

The magnitude-7.5 quake, about 20 miles deep, was centered about 30 miles off the coastal town of Champerico. Nicaragua's disaster management agency said it had issued a local tsunami alert, but there were no immediate reports of a tsunami on the country's Pacific coast.

People fled buildings in Guatemala City, in Mexico City and in the capital of the Mexican state of Chiapas, across the border from Guatemala.

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