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| Strong quake hits off Guatemala | Strong quake hits off Guatemala |
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| An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.4 has struck off the Pacific coast of Guatemala. | An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.4 has struck off the Pacific coast of Guatemala. |
| The tremor, which hit about 23km (15 miles) from the coastal town of Champerico, shook buildings from Mexico City to San Salvador, witnesses said. | The tremor, which hit about 23km (15 miles) from the coastal town of Champerico, shook buildings from Mexico City to San Salvador, witnesses said. |
| Frightened workers fled from offices around the region and a building collapsed in western Guatemala. | |
| No tsunami warning was issued, and officials said no reports of serious damage had been received. | No tsunami warning was issued, and officials said no reports of serious damage had been received. |
| The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in a statement there was no threat of a destructive widespread tsunami. | |
| But it added: "Earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within a hundred kilometres of the earthquake epicentre." | |
| Quake officials said the tremor hit at about 10:35 local time (1635 GMT). | |
| Secretary Vanessa Castillo, who was moved from her Guatemala City office, told Reuters news agency: "It was really big, I felt quite nauseous." | |
| Firefighters said a building had collapsed in San Marcos region, near the border with Mexico, but there had been no reports of fatalities. | |
| The region is often hit by quakes, which have periodically caused major damage and sparked mudslides. | |
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