Map shows area affected.
Dark section is path of last year's hurricane.
The nearest point of land is Puerto Barrios, a port town on Guatemala's small access to the Caribbean Sea, near the Honduran border. The quake was felt in five countries. News reports indicate that the shockwaves were felt as far away as the Gulf Coast of Mexico and that Belize and San Salvador were also rocked by the phenomenon, but seem to have experienced only minor damage. One Guatemalan person is dead and at least 40 others are injured. Preliminary information indicates that serious damage has been sustained by the local electrical network, the airport and a number of houses.