GUATEMALA CITY - A series of earthquakes rocked Guatemala on Tuesday afternoon, prompting authorities to ask residents to evacuate from buildings in case of further aftershocks.
Mid-afternoon, a 5.2 quake shook southern Guatemala, around 60 km from capital Guatemala City, according to the nation's seismological institute, which then registered a wave of more aftershocks ranging from magnitudes of 3.9 to 5.6.
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Images from local media showed that some buildings had suffered damages.
Authorities did not immediately report serious collapses or injuries from the shakes.
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The nation's disaster response agency recommended that people evacuate public and private buildings as a precaution.
