6.6 Quake Rocks Central America
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GUATEMALA CITY — A strong earthquake shook the Caribbean coast of Guatemala and Honduras on Sunday, injuring dozens of people as windows shattered, walls cracked and roads buckled across the region.
At least 37 people were reported injured, many with broken bones, in eastern Guatemala, authorities said. Reuters news service reported there was at least one death.
The U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colo., reported the quake’s magnitude at 6.6, while Guatemala’s Seismological Station estimated the magnitude at 6.1, up from an initial report of 5.9.
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