A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Poopó in Bolivia on Thursday. Unique identifier: us6000a9tw. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000a9tw. The temblor was reported at 09:08:03 / 9:08 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -67.4484 West, latitude -18.7739 South, depth = 276.76 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 276.76 km (172 miles) below the earth’s surface. 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: 11/06/20 / 2020-06-11 09:08:03 / June 11, 2020 @ 9:08 am.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Huanuni, Challapata (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Huanuni (c. 15 500 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Challapata (c. 8 000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Bolivia (c. 9 947 000 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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 66 km SW of Poopó, Bolivia.
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