A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck Guatemala on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey.
According to the AFP, the tremor was also felt in neighboring El Salvador and Nicaragua, but no casualties or damage were reported in the three countries.
The earthquake occurred at 8:53 pm local time, with its epicenter located eight kilometers southeast of Jalapa city, at a depth of 265.5 kilometers.
The seismological institutes in El Salvador and Nicaragua recorded the quake at magnitudes of 5.9 and 5.2, respectively.
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.
In 2018, another natural disaster rocked the country.
The death toll from the eruption of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano reached 109, officials said at the time.
An earthquake is the shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by the sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust, resulting in seismic waves.
This natural phenomenon can lead to significant ground shaking and surface rupture, often causing considerable damage.
