Earthquake in Guatemala & El Salvador (January 18, 2010)
Posted by KimJan 20
Haiti is (justifiably) getting the lion’s share of news coverage right now. But Guatemala and El Salvador were also shaken by an earthquake on Monday – a magnitude 5.8 according to the U.S. Geological Survey . With its epicenter located in the ocean to the south of Guatemala City and west of San Salvador, the quake rocked rural areas in both countries.
(photo credit U.S. Geological Survey)
Thankfully, unlike Haiti’s quake, this one occurred 64.2 miles underground, and no serious injuries or damages have been reported.
It was on January 18th three years ago that we got the call to head to Guatemala City immediately to finalize the boys’ adoption, so their birthmom and foster mom were already on my mind when I read the news, yesterday. They both would have felt this quake, so I’m thankful to be able to lump them into the “no serious injuries” category.
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Comment by Tio Chris on January 21, 2010 at 4:19 pm
Certainly glad the boys are here in the U.S. safe and things were relatively “ok” in E.S. and Guatemala. That could have been quite the story I suppose if you had been there while it happened… although let’s pray you don’t have such a story to bring home with you though.
We passed the island of Hispanola today (on the D.R. side), it really made me think of how much suffering is going on there, and to be honest, a bit guilty for being on a *cruise ship*. While God has really blessed me, the struggle of those in Haiti and other struggling, impoverished, or 3rd world countries so close to our own home has really been on my mind this week. It’s so easy to forget how much help is needed so close to our own home – it seems like it sadly takes a tragedy like the one in Haiti to get only a limited amount of our attention…