A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck early Sunday near the Mexico-Guatemala border, causing what appears to be minor damage.
The USGS reported the earthquake just before 6 a.m. local time, with a depth of 46.6 miles and an epicenter many miles off the Pacific Coast. There had been no reports of deaths or injuries as of Sunday afternoon.
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The Mexican National Civil Protection System told Reuters that it was keeping an eye on the situation and had not yet recorded any significant damage.
Early reports of structural damage in Guatemala focused on the municipalities of Quetzaltenango and San Marcos, which are near the Mexican border. Conred, the disaster service of Guatemala, uploaded photographs on X that showed a small landslide blocking a road and numerous residences suffering structural damage due to the earthquake.
The United States Geological Survey records approximately 20,000 temblors per year, or 55 per day; however, the majority are tiny and go unreported.
