A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Poopó in Bolivia on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 264.309 km (164 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/05/25 / 2025-05-19 09:45:30 / May 19, 2025 @ 9:45 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -67.33° West, latitude -18.7067° South, depth = 264.309 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000q04n. Unique identifier: us7000q04n. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:45:30 / 9:45 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Bolivia (c. 9 947 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 83 km (51 miles) from Oruro (c. 208 700 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Llallagua (c. 28 100 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Huanuni (c. 15 500 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Challapata (c. 8 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Llallagua, Oruro, Huanuni (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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each 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.
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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: 52 km SW of Poopó, Bolivia.
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