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More than 37 earthquakes and aftershocks with magnitudes ranging
from 3.0 to 5.6 were reported in Guatemala Tuesday afternoon,
said Edwin Rodas, director of the National Institute for
Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology.
The tremors were felt as far away as El Salvador and resulted in
the evacuation of buildings, landslides, and minor property
damage, authorities said.
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo said at a press conference
Tuesday that the main epicenter of the quakes was in the
department of Sacatepéquez, with aftershocks in the regions of
Escuintla and Guatemala department.
At least five people were buried by landslides and two of them
had already been rescued, he added.
The National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction declared an
orange alert, the second highest on the emergency scale.
The US Geological Survey reported a 4.8 magnitude earthquake at
3:11 p.m. local time, 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) southwest of the
town of Amatitlán, south of Guatemala City, with a depth of 10
kilometers (6 miles). It then reported another 5.7 magnitude
quake 3 kilometers (2 miles) northwest of San Vicente Pacaya, a
municipality in Escuintla, in the south-central region of the
country. Another 4.8 magnitude quake was reported 6 kilometers
(4 miles) northwest of Palín, also in Escuintla.
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