Three earthquakes shake El Salvador

El Salvador has asked people to evacuate their homes after three small earthquakes shook the country.

El Salvador has asked people to evacuate their homes after three small earthquakes shook the country.

The nation is still recovering from the earthquake on January 13 that killed 726 people.

The first tremor, a 4.3-magnitude, struck the Pacific coast in the eastern province of Usulutan at 5:41 am local time.

A second, 3.4-magnitude earthquake hit at 2:03 pm in the southern part of the country near the beach Los Blancos, while a third, 3.9 magnitude quake occurred 22 minutes later near the San Juan del Gozo peninsula.

Government officials asked hundreds of residents in high-risk areas in the city of Santa Tecla, 10 miles west of San Salvador, to evacuate their homes.

Santa Tecla was one of the hardest hit areas on January 13.

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