One person is dead and damage has been reported in El Salvador after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake shook regions off the coast of the country and neighboring Nicaragua.

The earthquake was reported late Monday 64 kilometers south of Intipuca, El Salvador, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

A dozen homes in Usulutan had been slightly damaged, but coastal areas and El Salvador's international airport were unaffected, The Globe and Mail reported.

The mayor of San Miguel, in El Salvador, tweeted that one person was killed when an electric pole fell on them. Various media have reported different translations of the tweet identifying the individual killed as both a man and woman, but it is not clear what the gender or identity of the deceased is.

The Globe and Mail reported that the earthquake was reported 42 miles, or about 67 kilometers, southwest of Jiquilillo in Nicaragua.

Emergency services in affected countries, including Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and Panama said they had no early reports of damage or injuries, and initially warned residents to seek higher ground in the event of a tsunami. The threat of a tsunami has since passed.

CNN reported that there were at least a dozen collapsed homes from the earthquake in El Salvador.

But the metaphoric storm has not passed as an obstacle is set to block cleanup efforts in the days ahead.

Showers and thunderstorms are forecasted for San Salvador, El Salvador; Managua, Nicaragua; and Tegucigalpa, Honduras, AccuWeather reported.

Bloomberg reports the earthquake was first reported at 9:51 p.m. local time, or about midnight EST on Monday.

Electricity was knocked out in San Salvador, and the initially quake was followed by a 4.5 magnitude temblor near the Costa Rican coast.

Central America is particularly susceptible to strong earthquakes because of its location near four tectonic plates, which cause earthquakes when they shift under the earth's surface. The last earthquake in the region was 7.6 magnitude quake off the coast of Costa Rica in 2012.