A strong earthquake has hit southwestern Guatemala near the border with Mexico, killing at least two people and damaging buildings, including a church and a bridge.
The 6.9-magnitude quake early on Wednesday damaged buildings in the neighbouring southern Mexican state of Chiapas but there were no immediate reports of deaths in Mexico.
"The earthquake was felt throughout the national territory and damage assessment has begun," said Julio Sanchez, spokesman for Guatemala's national disaster centre.
The earthquake hit 15km west-northwest of the city of San Marcos, about 1.30am (5.30pm) at a relatively deep 111km, the US Geological Survey says.
The shallower the quake, the more dangerous it can be.
A number of aftershocks were reported during the day.
Power went off in the Guatemalan departments of Retalhuleu, Quetzaltenango and Suchitepequez, authorities said.
A man was killed when a church collapsed in San Sebastian, Retalhuleu, and a woman died in Tacana in the department of San Marcos after her house collapsed on her during the quake.
Three other people died of heart attacks that Guatemalan authorities said were brought on by the quake.
A bridge connecting Guatemala and Mexico over the Suchiate river was closed because of damage, the Guatemalan government said.
