A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Challapata in Bolivia. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 247.165 km (154 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/07/25 / 2025-07-07 17:18:36 / July 7, 2025 @ 5:18 pm. Exact location of event, depth 247.165 km, -66.9078° West, -19.2255° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:18:36 / 5:18 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000qb7e. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000qb7e.
The epicenter was 95 km (59 miles) from Llallagua (c. 28 100 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Challapata (c. 8 000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Bolivia (c. 9 947 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Llallagua, Challapata.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 38 km SSW of Challapata, Bolivia.
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