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Earthquake jolts Guatemala, El
Salvador, south Mexico
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook
Guatemala on Sunday and was felt
in western El Salvador and
southeastern Mexico, but did not
cause damage or casualties,
according to reports reaching
here.
The tremor took place at 2:52
p.m. local time (2052 GMT), with
epicenter 100 km south of
Guatemala City, according to El
Salvador's National Territorial
Studies Service affiliated to El
Salvador's Environment Ministry.
The quake was felt across
Guatemala and along its border
with El Salvador, triggering
panic among local residents and
forcing rescuers and public
security officers onto high
alert.
Mexican officials said that the
panic was less widespread in
Mexico, and the quake did no
damage there either.
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