A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Challapata in Bolivia. The temblor was detected at 19:42:33 / 7:42 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000ntqk. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000ntqk. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 255.258 km (159 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/09/24 / 2024-09-22 19:42:33 / September 22, 2024 @ 7:42 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.6526 West, latitude -19.5122 South, depth = 255.258 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Bolivia (c. 9 947 000 pop). The epicenter was 95 km (59 miles) from Potosí (c. 141 300 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Colchani (c. 12 000 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Challapata (c. 8 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Potosí, Colchani, Challapata (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 68 km S of Challapata, Bolivia.
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