Powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Guatemala and El SalvadorA 6.8 magnitude earthquake was felt in Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico. A major earthquake struck off the coast of Guatemala, shaking buildings and downing trees and causing powerful tremors in neighbouring El Salvador. There were no immediate reports of casualties from the quake on Thursday (Friday NZ Time), which the US Geological Survey said registered at 6.8 magnitude and struck 38km southwest of Puerto San Jose at a depth of 46.8km. A deeper earthquake of similar magnitude struck the interior of Guatemala last week, killing at least two people and damaging buildings. Luis Felipe Puente, the head of Mexico's civil protection authority, told Reuters the quake was felt in the state of Chiapas on the Guatemalan border, but said there were no initial reports of damage.

Source: Stuff June 22, 2017 13:52 UTC