An earthquake of 5.4 degrees on Richter scale hit on Monday the south-southwest zone of Guatemala, without immediate reports of victims and material damages, official sources said on Monday.
The earthquake occurred at 00:01 a.m. local time on Monday (0601 GMT) in front of the coast of the Pacific Ocean and it was strongly felt in the department of Escuintla, according to information reaching Mexico City from Guatemala City.
Guatemalan National Institute of Seismology, Vulcan logy, Meteorology and Hydrology (Insivumeh) reported that the epicentre was located at 155.7 km from the Pacific waters, with a depth of 16 km.
The earthquake was also felt in El Salvador, where the Salvadorian National Service of Territorial Studies (SNET) attributed an intensity of III of Mercalli.
Civilian authorities said that the earthquake did not produce any damages.