The Guatemalan authorities registered this July 17 a 7.4 magnitude earthquake, sensitive in several areas of the capital and other departments.
Immediately, the authorities and relief bodies activated security protocols to protect the population from possible damage caused by the earthquake.
The phenomenon occurred around 8 a.m. this Friday. Several videos were spread on social networks in which People leave buildings to take shelter during the earthquake.
According to information from the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conred), the earthquake was sensitive in the departments of Chimaltenango, Escuintla, Huehuetenango, Quetzaltenango, Retalhuleu, Sacatepéquez, San Marcos, Sololá, Suchitepéquez and Totonicapán.
Regarding the most affected areas, the Conred reported on social networks about preliminary damage to infrastructure.
The affected areas, according to Conred, are:
- Homes in zones 1 and 5 of Quetzaltenango
- Cancuc and Batal Villages, Cuilco, Huehuetenango
- Santa Barbara, Huehuetenango
- Homes in Sololá
Preliminarily, Quetzaltenango, Huehuetenango, Sololá, San Marcos, Totonicapán and Retalhuleu They are among the departments most affected by the earthquake.
Finally, the authorities have reported that, after the earthquake, 12 aftershocks have been recorded so far, and that The majority of emergencies attended are cracks and structural collapses.