A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Atocha in Bolivia on Thursday. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:31:52 / 1:31 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.8096 West, latitude -21.1988 South, depth = 199.138 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/08/24 / 2024-08-08 01:31:52 / August 8, 2024 @ 1:31 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nirz. Id of event: us6000nirz. The epicenter was at a depth of 199.138 km (124 miles).
Close country/countries, Bolivia (c. 9 947 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 101 km (63 miles) from Colchani (c. 12 000 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Uyuni (c. 10 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Colchani, Uyuni (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 67 km WSW of Atocha, Bolivia.
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