Magnitude 6.0 quake strikes in southern Guatemala, tremors felt in El SalvadorThe quake that hit Guatemala's Escuintla region, was also felt in neighboring El Salvador.
Last Updated IST
Representative image showing a seismograph during an earthquake.
Credit: iStock Photo
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit the southern Pacific coast of Guatemala late on Friday, the country's INSIVUMEH seismological agency said.
The quake that hit Guatemala's Escuintla region, was also felt in neighboring El Salvador.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damages.
The German Research Center for Geosciences, which measured the quake at magnitude 6.1, said it was at a depth of 119 km (73.9 miles).