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EARTHQUAKES CAUSE DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IN COLONIA ATLACATL
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Some cracks formed inside several apartments in Colonia Atlacatl.
Damage to two buildings in Colonia Atlacatl, Pinto passage, following the earthquake at 7:58 this morning, which alarmed the population, especially employees who were already inside their facilities.
Comandos de Salvamento verified that, in fact, buildings 16 and 17 of Colonia Atlacatl have damage to their columns and stairways leading to the upper floors.
The earthquake was felt throughout the national territory, with a magnitude of 3.9 in the northwestern area of San Salvador and a depth of 6 kilometers. There were two more afterward, with a magnitude of 2.5 and a depth of 6 kilometers, in San Salvador. A third movement was located in San Salvador, measuring 3.0, according to data from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.
Comandos de Salvamento Filial Alegría, in Usulután, also reported that there was an earthquake at twenty past four, causing alarm among the population at around 4:24.
In the Salvadoran capital, employees of Cepa and some buildings in the Government Center were evacuated for greater safety.
