A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Uyuni in Bolivia. Global time and date of event 19/11/20 / 2020-11-19 15:49:16 / November 19, 2020 @ 3:49 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 195.62 km (122 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000cqeh. Event ids that are associated: us6000cqeh. The temblor was picked up at 15:49:16 / 3:49 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -67.3827° West, -20.8692° South, depth 195.62 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 79 km (49 miles) from Colchani (c. 12 000 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Uyuni (c. 10 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Colchani, Uyuni. Close 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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 73 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia.
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