Guatemala struck by powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake
Jalapa, Guatemala - A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Guatemala on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said, with the tremor also felt in El Salvador and Nicaragua.
![Guatemala was struck Saturday by a 6.2-magnitude earthquake, whose tremors were also felt in El Salvador and Nicaragua.](https://media.tag24.de/951x634/8/m/8m3v8pb0lnyfkww5nzcvaxicbop6vrly.jpg)
No casualties or damage were reported in the three countries.
The tremor hit at 8:53 PM with its epicenter five miles southeast of Jalapa city, at a depth of 165 miles, according to the USGS.
The seismological institute in El Salvador recorded the quake at a magnitude of 5.9 while that of Nicaragua registered it at 5.2-magnitude.
Civil protection authorities of the three Central American countries reported no casualties or damage to infrastructure.
Central America is on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, a vast area of intense tectonic activity that runs along the west coast of the Americas and across the Pacific basin.
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