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Moderate earthquake shakes El Salvador, Guatemala

By Siddhi Sharma - Friday, November 27th, 2009 2:11 am
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Officials told, “On Thursday, a moderate earthquake jolts El Salvador & the trembling was even felt in nearby Guatemala, there are no victims & no damage is caused in either of the country.”

US Geological Survey (USGS): The trembling was measured at 5.9 on the Richter scale.

It had struck up somewhat at around 1300 (1900 GMT) & its epicenter was about 47miles (76 kms) to the San Salvador’s West side, in the Pacific Ocean. [smartads]

The seismology service at Salvadoran told, on Richter scale the earthquake was measured at 6.0 & emergency services personnel told that the quake was felt in the parts of Guatemala, which is near El Salvador.

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One Response to “Moderate earthquake shakes El Salvador, Guatemala”

  1. Quake says:

    I live in Guatemala and I was also felt the shake. i also heard about earthquake in El Salvador

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