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06/15/2007
00:06

Source: AP ©

A powerful earthquake that shook Guatemala
caused widespread panic but left both countries virtually
unscathed.

Guatemala is a region prone to
earthquakes
(en.wikipedia.org)

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"Besides some landslides, the only other
damage confirmed has been a wall that collapsed at a home
under construction," Ana Luis Olmedo, spokeswoman for the
National Disaster Reduction Center, told The Associated Press
on Thursday.

Eddy Sanchez, director of the Guatemala's
seismology institute, said several aftershocks have been felt
since the 6.8-magnitude quake struck Wednesday afternoon
southwest of Guatemala City.

Gabriel Arana said she was cooking when the
earthquake caused the corrugated metal roof on her shack to
flap up and down like a flag at 1:29 p.m. local time (1929
GMT) Wednesday.

"We're used to earthquakes but this was
really scary," she said.

The quake was centered 70 miles (115
kilometers) southwest of Guatemala City off the Pacific coast,
according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Guatemala's
seismology institute said the quake lasted 49 seconds.

In Guatemala City, people fled into the
streets, throwing traffic into chaos in the sprawling city.

"It rattled a lot of nerves," said Benedicto
Giron, spokesman for the National Disaster Reduction Center.

Outside the capital, landslides were reported
in the southwest province of Escuintla, but they apparently
caused no casualties, Giron said. He added, however, that
phone service was knocked out in some areas.

The quake was also felt strongly in
neighboring El Salvador, where people ran into the streets in
the capital of San Salvador, but the Red Cross there said it
had no reports of damage or injuries.

It was also felt in the Mexican city of
Tapachula along the Guatemalan border.

The Pacific Tsunami
Warning Center based in Hawaii said no tsunami was
expected from the quake.

The region is prone to earthquakes. Almost
23,000 people died in a 1976 earthquake in Guatemala.

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