Moderate shallow earthquake close to Guatemala City

Last update: August 27, 2011 at 12:26 pm by By Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell

Earthquake overview : At 05:28 in the morning a shallow moderate earthquake struck the greater Guatemala

Lago de Ayarza earthquake area August 27 2011 – Panoramio picture courtesy Sinai Albareda – http://www.panoramio.com/photo/16113746

City area

UPDATE 12:20 UTC : People in Guatemala are sleeping at the moment, but are very used to moderate earthquakes, which most of the time happen out of the coast in the Pacific Ocean waters

UPDATE 12:18 UTC : The earthquakes epicenter is close to Cuilapa, where very recently more than 6,000 people were affected by inundations of Rio San Juan. The inundations started as a flash flood raged through the village after 30 minutes of torrential rain.

UPDATE 12:02 UTC : the epicenter of this earthquake is very near to Lago de Ayarza

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