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Strong preliminary magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes near Guatemala-Mexico border
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has been recorded near the Mexico-Guatemala border, according to the US Geological Survey.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has been recorded near the Mexico-Guatemala border, according to the US Geological Survey.
The earthquake occurred at 1.29am local time (5.29pm AEST) with an epicentre 8km south-west from the Guatemalan city of Tajumulco, and was estimated at a depth of around 111.5km.
The Tajumulco Volcano is located near the epicentre.
A second magnitude 5.0 tremor was also recorded nearby around 30 minutes later.
No tsunami warning has yet been issued.
