5.6-Magnitude Quake Hits Guatemala

According to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the quake occurred at a depth of 100 km.

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake has hit Guatemala, 6 km to the south of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, the country's seismologists said.

Boletín sismológico preliminar de sismo sensible en la ciudad capital con epicentro en Escuintla magnitud de 5.6
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​The quake happened at 10:01 UTC, at a depth of 100 kilometres, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre reported.

The nearest settlement to the epicentre of the quake is Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa with a population of 62,100 people. 

No injuries or damage have been reported so far.