A STRONG 7.5 magnitude quake collapsed houses and a school building. The earthquake, off the Guatemala coast, was felt as far away as Mexico City. The magnitude-7.5 quake, about 20 miles deep, was centered off the town of Champerico.
People fled buildings in Guatemala City, in Mexico City and in the capital of the Mexican state of Chiapas, across the border from Guatemala. A reporter in the town of San Marcos, about 80 miles north of the epicenter, told local radio station Emisoras Unidas that houses had collapsed onto residents and smashed televisions and other appliances had been scattered into the streets. The local fire department said on its Twitter account that a school had collapsed and eight injured people had been taken to a nearby hospital. Local radio reported widespread power outages and cuts in telephone service
http://www.boston.com/news/world/latin-america/2012/11/07/usgs-reports-strong-guatemalan-earthquake/wZ4RplN1YcMpCvmoloY1vM/story.html
A strong earthquake off the coast of Guatemala on Wednesday shook buildings in Guatemala City and San Salvador and was felt as far away as Mexico City, Reuters witnesses said. Quake hits off Guatemalan coast, felt in Mexico City http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/07/us-guatemala-tremor-idUSBRE8A61W920121107
M7.4 - 24km S of Champerico, Guatemala http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000dlwm#summary
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