Guatemala's Communication Ministry has reported at least five large-scale landslides throughout American Highway, adding that the passage will be restored in the coming hours, while Communication Minister Alejandro Sinibaldir told Xinhua that there are several roadblocks due to landslides, and the worst happened in the highway to San Marcos and is expected to clear the road in 24 hours.
Social network users in Guatemala confirmed that the move was sensible in Guatemala City, Jalapa, Jutiapa, Alta Verapaz, Quetzaltenango, Suchitepequez, Zacapa, Escuintla and Quich .
Some users reported the fall of telephone lines, power failure and fall of houses in different parts of the country, reported the local daily of Prensa Libren its online edition.
The quake was also felt In Mexico and Salvador and activated alarms in these two countries.
In Mexico City, thousands of people left offices and schools according to evacuation plans. Mayor Marcelo Ebrard said through his twitter account that the quake was felt apparently in parts of the Mexican capital. He said there is no damage reported yet and invited citizens to undertake necessary evacuations.
"We are checking facilities as planned by helicopter patrols and cameras," Ebrard said.
In Salvador dozens of people took to the streets after the earthquake. So far neither the authorities nor the relief agencies in El Salvador have reported casualties or damage.
This is the strongest earthquake ever happened in Guatemala since Feb. 4, 1976 when a magnitude-7.5 earthquake left nearly 23, 000 people dead, 76,000 wounded and more than a million people homeless.
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