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El Salvador and Nicaragua earthquake: Tsunami warning after 7.2 magnitude quake strikes in Pacific Ocean | El Salvador and Nicaragua earthquake: Tsunami warning after 7.2 magnitude quake strikes in Pacific Ocean |
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A 7.2 magnitude earthquake has shaken El Salvador and Nicaragua, just an hour after a powerful hurricane hit the Caribbean coast. | |
Salvadoran authorities issued a tsunami alert as a precaution after the tremor, which struck around 75 miles off the coast of El Salvador, at a depth of 20 miles beneath the Pacific Ocean, according to the US Geological Survey. | |
"Hazardous" waves measuring about 1m (three feet) are possible to hit coastal areas within 300km of the quake's epicentre. | |
Shaking was also felt in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua, and as far as the Costa Rican capital San Jose. | Shaking was also felt in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua, and as far as the Costa Rican capital San Jose. |
Nicaragua's president, Daniel Ortega, declared a state of emergency immediately after the quake. | |
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. | There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. |
Just one hour earlier, a powerful hurricane, Otto, packing winds of 110mph, made landfall on Nicaragua's other coast. | |
Thousands of people had already been evacuated from coastal areas into shelters. | |
The heavy rains it was offloading were likely to cause dangerous flooding and mud slides, according to the US National Hurricane Center. | The heavy rains it was offloading were likely to cause dangerous flooding and mud slides, according to the US National Hurricane Center. |
Additional reporting by AFP | Additional reporting by AFP |