* Astronomy

More than 600 tremors reported within 24 hours sets off the alarm in El Salvador and although there have not been any injuries; many families spent the night outdoors.
The chain of tremors began early on Wednesday 4th May, at the Los Naranjos mountain range and remains one of the strongest to affect the west section of the national territory in the latest years.
So far, near 70 shakes have been graded as 3 - 4.9 degrees in the Richter scale by the Environment Ministry Domestic Studies Services.
So far, the tremors have destroyed 63 houses in Regalo de Dios, in Apaneca, 89 km west the capital. Official reports tell of another ten houses damaged in Juayua, at Sonsonate Department.


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