A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Boyuibe in Bolivia on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/05/16 / 2016-05-29 06:34:13 / May 29, 2016 @ 6:34 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -63.2433 West, latitude -20.4974 South, depth = 562.89 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us20005yzy. Unique identifier: us20005yzy. The epicenter was at a depth of 562.89 km (350 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:34:13 / 2:34 am (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 59 km (36 miles) from Camiri (c. 28 000 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Villamontes (c. 18 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Villamontes, Camiri (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Bolivia (c. 9 947 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 9 km SSE of Boyuibe, Bolivia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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