Moderate Earthquake Hits
Western Guatemala
A moderate earthquake
registering 5.6 on the
Richter scale hit
western Guatemala Friday
night, causing only
minor damage, according
to reports from
Guatemala City.
There were no immediate
reports of casualties.
Local radio said the
quake caused power
outages in the cities of
Mazatenango,
Quetzaltenango,
Coatepeque and parts of
Guatemala City.
Some houses suffered
minor damage and small
landslides blocked roads
near Colomba Costa Cuca
in the southwest, the
radio station said.
The U.S. Geological
Survey put the tremor at
a magnitude of
5.6,saying it took place
around 8 p.m. local time
(0200 GMT), with its
epicenter in the Pacific
Ocean about 39 km from
Mazatenango.
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