Guatemala: Terremoto

According to the USGS, a moderate earthquake (5.9) hit Guatemala Sunday. It was centered about 60 miles southwest of the capital on the Pacific coast, and felt in the highlands. No damage reports at this time. Link to English report.

BTW, here's the organization that issues earthquake data in Guatemala -- it's their USGS, if you will: INSIVUMEH stands for Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia y Hidrologia, or "National Institute of Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology, and Hydrology." No, they do not study Spock: the "vulcanology" part refers to volcanoes. The INSIVUMEH site seems to be on the fritz right now, but this other website shows a list of volcanoes in the country. There are many here.

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