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Earthquakes In Diverse Places
5.8-magnitude earthquake hits Guatemala
September 19th, 2011
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Guatemala on Monday, about 53
kilometers (32 miles) southeast of Guatemala City, the U.S.
Geological Survey said.
"We felt some strong termors. We heard that the first tremor
registered about 4.8 and the second, 5.8," Evelyn Ruano, a
spokeswoman with the President's office, told CNN. "There are
people buried in rubble. Firefighters are on the scene in the
department of Santa Rosa. We have one confirmed dead."
The earthquake, which the USGS reported to be some 25 miles deep,
was felt in the capital.