A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Challapata in Bolivia. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 234.948 km (146 miles). The temblor was detected at 03:56:43 / 3:56 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 234.948 km, -67.377° West, -19.0433° South. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/04/25 / 2025-04-17 03:56:43 / April 17, 2025 @ 3:56 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us6000q6nc. Event ids that are associated: us6000q6nc. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Bolivia (c. 9 947 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 66 km (41 miles) from Challapata (c. 8 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Challapata.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 65 km WSW of Challapata, Bolivia.
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