A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Abapo in Bolivia. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 06:46:59 / 6:46 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 10/05/20 / 2020-05-10 10:46:59 / May 10, 2020 @ 10:46 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70009dnr. Id of event: us70009dnr. Exact location of earthquake, -63.6603° West, -19.0713° South, depth 10 km.
Close country/countries, Bolivia (c. 9 947 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 80 km (50 miles) from Vallegrande (c. 8 400 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Monteagudo (c. 8 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Monteagudo, Vallegrande.
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 struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 33 km SW of Abapo, Bolivia.
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