A 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast off Central America shaking El Salvador and Nicaragua. This is the second big earthquake to strike there in Central America in recent days.

This new earthquake shook buildings in El Salvador and Nicaragua’s capital Managua prompting people to evacuate, but there were no initial reports of major damage.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake struck some 24 miles west-southwest of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua, at a depth of 71 kilometers.

Jorge Melendez, director of civil protection in El Salvador said there were only scattered reports of minor damage. “There is no major damage,” he said.

The epicenter was near to where the land borders of El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua are at their closest point, and some buildings in Honduras were also evacuated, authorities said.

Authorities in El Salvador had earlier measured the quake at a preliminary magnitude of 6.2. This is the second big earthquake to strike in Central America in recent days.

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck at the border of Panama with Costa Rica last Sunday , the U.S. Geological Survey reported. That earthquake damaged houses, shops, supermarkets and a hospital.

The Biblical prophecies (Matthew 24, Luke 21) foretell that earthquakes will be a sign of the Last Days indicating the coming end of the age and the nearing appearance of Jesus Christ.

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