A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Guatemala on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
There were no initial damage or injury reports immediately available.
The quake hit about 62 miles from Champerico, Guatemala, according to the USGS map. It was the latest earthquake to strike along the Motagua fault, which has seen a dozen similar seismic events over the last year.
Newsweek has reached out to the USGS for comment via email during non-working hours on Saturday.
Why It Matters
Guatemala sits along active plate boundaries and fault systems that produces frequent earthquakes and landslides.
Many communities are still coping with the human and infrastructure impacts of a series of quakes that struck the country in July, killing multiple people and leaving buildings damaged across several towns, according to the Associated Press.
What To Know
The earthquake registered 5.9 in magnitude and occurred offshore at shallow depth, which increased the distance over which shaking was felt.
People reported feeling shaking in Guatemala City and in parts of southern Mexico, the AP reported.
It comes weeks after an 8.8 magnitude quake in Russia prompted tsunami warnings and evacuations across the West Coast. The earthquake on Saturday