eTN Reader and tourist Josh Gates tweeted: A Magnitude 6.9 quake just rolled through Guatemala City. Quite a ride here on the 15th floor of my hotel. Ok…so…Back to bed?

The strong earthquake was measured 6.9 on 1.29 am local time Wednesday morning. It was located close to the Mexican border:

143 km W of Guatemala City, Guatemala / pop: 995,000 /
15 km N of San Marcos, Guatemala / pop: 25,100 /
5 km SE of Tejutla, Guatemala / pop: 2,700 /

Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are highly vulnerable to earthquake shaking, though some resistant structures exist. The predominant vulnerable building types are mud wall and informal (metal, timber, GI etc.) construction.

Rezent Äerdbiewen an dësem Beräich hunn sekundär Gefore verursaacht wéi Äerdrutschen, déi zu Verloschter bäigedroen hunn.

At this time there are no reports of losses, but this type of earthquake has the potential of major damage and threat to life.

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At this time there are no reports of losses, but this type of earthquake has the potential of major damage and threat to life.
15 km N of San Marcos, Guatemala / pop.
Quite a ride here on the 15th floor of my hotel.