6 Earthquakes Strike Guatemala in 12 Hours

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Six separate earthquakes in 12-hours struck the Central American nation of Guatemala Monday and Tuesday, killing at least three people and causing buildings in the capital, Guatemala City, to shake.  </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The largest quake, with a magnitude of 5.8, hit just after noon local time (1834 UTC).  The quake, like the other five, was centered some 52 kilometers south of the capital.  </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The U.S. Geological Survey says the six quakes ranged in magnitude from 4.3 to 5.8.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One woman died when her house collapsed in the town of Cuilapa.  A landslide was also reported following the quakes, burying a car.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The quakes caused the evacuation of buildings in the area and affected electricity and telephone services.---VOA News</span></div> </div>

6 Earthquakes Strike Guatemala in 12 Hours

Six separate earthquakes in 12-hours struck the Central American nation of Guatemala Monday and Tuesday, killing at least three people an...

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