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Guatemala - Regional offshore Guatemala, Mexico and El Salvador earthquake 7.4 magnitude strong enough. As a result of the quake, at least 39 people were killed and 155 people injured.
The news agency AFP on Thursday (11/08/2012), said besides killing about 39 people and injuring 155 others, the earthquake also destroyed dozens of homes.
"We have to mourn the death of 39 people. This is a tragedy," said Guatemalan President Otto Perez told reporters during a visit to the disaster area.
Earlier death toll of 10 people.
A fairly strong earthquake also triggered a tsunami warning so as to make the local government to evacuate residents. A total of 131 houses have also been razed to the ground, and as many as 73,000 homes have had power outages. It is estimated the number of victims will continue to grow.
The local government has also built 11 temporary shelters for about 800 people menampun.
The quake struck on Wednesday (11/07/2012). U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake struck at 1635 GMT at a depth of 41.6 km, about 24 miles south Champerico, Guatemala and 163 miles southwest of Guatemala City.
Mexico Seismology Department said seven aftershocks occurred at about 68 km southwest Ciudad Hidalgo in the state of Chiapas.
