Category - Central America and Caribbean

Warning – EL SALVADOR – CDN GOVT TRAVEL WARNING – Salvadoran authorities have declared a red alert for the departments of Ahuachapan, San Vincente and La Paz due to flooding associated with passing storms. An orange alert has been declared for the rest of the country

GUATEMALA–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2011, 14:24. The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that a 5.8 magnitude earthquake has struck at 2 PM EDT (18:00 UTC) about 32 miles (53 km) southeast of Guatemala City.