Strong earthquake hits off Guatemala

Strong earthquake hits off Guatemala

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GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck off the Pacific coast of Guatemala on Monday, sending residents of the capital out into the street in panic but there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries.

The quake struck at 9:03 p.m. (0303 GMT on Tuesday) with an epicenter 45 miles south-southeast of the city of Escuintla.

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Another significant seismic event in the Pacific.

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Seems to be a lot of this happening lately.

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Magnitude 6.1 OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 03:03:10 UTC
Depth 79.5 km (49.4 miles)

Quake Watch 2008 thread (simply fyi)
www.abovetopsecret.com...



[edit on 4/15/2008 by RabbitChaser]

I just saw this on the news, is it just me or are earthquakes happening in places we haven't heard of them being before, and more often in places we already know of?