Overview

• A seismic swarm on July 8 produced two moderate quakes of magnitudes 5.2 and 5.7 near Amatitlán, triggering alarms and evacuations in Guatemala City.
• A landslide southwest of the capital buried a vehicle and caused two confirmed deaths, according to Conred officials.
• Seven people were initially buried in three towns; two have been rescued and five remain trapped under landslide debris.
• Damage assessments report structural cracks, collapsed walls and rockfalls in Amatitlán, Antigua Guatemala and other departments.
• Authorities have maintained emergency measures—suspending classes and work in Guatemala, Escuintla and Sacatepéquez—and regional agencies have ruled out any tsunami risk.