A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Tupiza in Bolivia. The temblor was reported at 23:15:05 / 11:15 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 278.96 km, -65.706° West, -21.3683° South. Id of earthquake: us6000besn. Event ids that are associated: us6000besn. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 278.96 km (173 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/08/20 / 2020-08-10 23:15:05 / August 10, 2020 @ 11:15 pm.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Quiaca, Villazón, Tupiza. Epicenter of the earthquake was 81 km (50 miles) from Villazón (c. 30 300 pop), 8 km (5 miles) from Tupiza (c. 22 200 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from La Quiaca (c. 14 800 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop), Bolivia (c. 9 947 000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 8 km N of Tupiza, Bolivia.
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