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Strong quake shakes Guatemala: USGS

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GUATEMALA CITY (AFP) — A strong, 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook Guatemala Sunday but there were no initial reports of victims or significant damage, officials said.

The temblor hit at 10:21 am (1621 GMT) some 10 kilometers (six miles) from the town of Santiago Atitlan and 68 km (42 miles) from the capital Guatemala City, according to the US Geological Survey.

The quake was deep, centered 104 km (64 miles) below the earth's surface.

The USGS said the epicenter was some 10 kilometers (six miles) from the town of Santiago Atitlan and 68 km (42 miles) from the capital Guatemala City. The quake hit deep, centered 104 km (64 miles) below the earth's surface.

David de Leon, spokesman for Guatemala's National Coordination for Disaster Reduction (CONRED) told AFP that there were no initial reports of victims or significant damage, but added that CONRED was continuing to monitor the quake's impact across the country.

The quake was also felt in El Salvador, where there was no reported damage and only alarm among the population, according to official sources there.
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