Landslide in Guatemala kills four, injures 10

A landslide in southwestern Guatemala has killed at least four people and injured 10 others, civil protection authorities said late on Tuesday.

The landslide destroyed eight homes in the municipality of San Marcos La Laguna in the country’s Solola region, national disaster agency CONRED said in a statement. The dead were a man, two women and an 8-month-old baby, the agency added.

Rescue operations were continuing at the scene, CONRED said.

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MAGNITUDE 5.8 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.

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Depth: 24 km

Distances: 5.939°S 150.847°E

MAGNITUDE 5.7 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS

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Depth: 44 km

Distances: 1435 km SSW of Anchorage, United States / pop: 298,000 / local time: 06:22:41.0 2020-10-08

157 km SW of Unalaska, United States / pop: 4,400 / local time: 06:22:41.0 2020-10-08

MAGNITUDE 5.0 JAN MAYEN ISLAND REGION

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Depth: 10 km

Distances: 946 km NNE of Reykjavík, Iceland / pop: 118,000 / local time: 10:42:20.8 2020-10-08

671 km NNE of Húsavík, Iceland / pop: 2,200 / local time: 10:42:20.8 2020-10-08

MAGNITUDE 2.3 OHIO, USA

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Depth: 14 km

Distances: 43 km NNW of Ironville, United States / pop: 288,000 / local time: 03:50:50.7 2020-10-08

15 km NNE of Wheelersburg, United States / pop: 6,400 / local time: 03:50:50.7 2020-10-08

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MAGNITUDE 6.3 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G.

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Depth: 112 km

Distances: 389 km NNW of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea / pop: 283,000 / local time: 17:35:32.9 2020-10-08

39 km NE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea / pop: 8,500 / local time: 17:35:32.9 2020-10-08

MAGNITUDE 2.5 UTAH, YELLOWSTONE, USA

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Depth: 18 km

Distances: 327 km SSE of Provo, United States / pop: 115,000 / local time: 19:26:22.9 2020-10-07

82 km NNW of Kayenta, United States / pop: 5,100 / local time: 19:26:22.9 2020-10-07