Tonight, the residents of Guatemala are recovering from a major earthquake, which was felt in Belize this morning.
It registered 7.5 on the Richter scale.
Experts are reporting that at around 10:35 a.m. Guatemalan time, the quake struck off Guatemala's Pacific coast, 15 miles south of Champerico and 101 miles west-southwest of the capital.
Authorities from Guatemala noted that landslides are blocking roads in some areas, and about 40 houses in the area most affected are damaged.
President Otto Perez is quoted in the media as saying there were as many as 100 people who are unaccounted for, based on reports from relatives.
The international media reports that there are 39 casualties which have been attributed to the quake.
It is one of the strongest quakes to hit Guatemala since 7.5 magnitude quake in 1976 which claimed more than 20,000 lives.
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