Guatemala City, Guatemala (CNN) -- Four earthquakes struck southern Guatemala within hours of each other on Monday, killing at least one person and rattling residents in the capital city, officials said.

The largest of the quakes had a magnitude of 5.8 and was located about 53 kilometers (32 miles) southeast of Guatemala City, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The other quakes had reported magnitudes of 4.8 or lower, and hit within less than about 40 miles of the capital.

At least three people died in the department of Santa Rosa, according to local firefighters.

However, Alejandro Maldonado, head of Guatemala's National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction, told reporters that just one person was confirmed dead.

President Alvaro Colom said three people were reported missing in the aftermath of the quakes, but that those reports had not been confirmed.

"There are people buried in the rubble," Evelyn Ruano, a spokeswoman in the president's office, told CNN. She said firefighters are on the scene to assist.

COMMENT: This is the news that has to appear bacause are very important to know that four earthquakes hit guatemala in the departamento of santa rosa and kill at least one person but the police said that 3 people were dead and other 3 still missing we dont know anything right now but we have to wait.