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SAN SALVADOR: A moderate earthquake shook El Salvador on Thursday and was felt in neighbouring Guatemala, claiming no victims and causing no damage in either country, officials said.
The offshore temblor measured 5.9 on the Richter scale, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
It struck at around 1:00 pm (1900 GMT) and its epicentre was around 76 kilometres to the west of San Salvador, in the Pacific Ocean, according to the USGS.
The Salvadoran seismology service said the quake measured 6.0 on the Richter scale, and emergency services personnel said it was felt in parts of Guatemala, El Salvador's neighbour to the north. - AFP/de
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