An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale hit Guatemala and Mexico's
southeastern state of Chiapas yesterday, inflicting no major damage or
casualties, authorities said.
The Mexican National Seismological Service (SSN) said that the earthquake was
registered at 2:45 p.m. local time (1945 GMT) and the epicenter was just off the
Chiapas coast.
According to reports from Mexican Civil Protection and rescue teams, some
building windows were shattered and houses slightly damaged when the earthquake
struck in the coastal zone stretching from the city of Arriaga to the city of
Tapachula, some 800 km southwest of Mexico City.
Civil Protection from Mexico City said the quake was also felt in the city
but no damage was reported.