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 a

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