A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Atocha in Bolivia on Sunday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:58:37 / 11:58 am (local time epicenter). 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: us6000my2a. Id of event: us6000my2a. Exact location of earthquake, -66.6057° West, -21.4668° South, depth 263.264 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 263.264 km (164 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/05/24 / 2024-05-12 11:58:37 / May 12, 2024 @ 11:58 am.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Bolivia (c. 9 947 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tupiza. Epicenter of the earthquake was 92 km (57 miles) from Tupiza (c. 22 200 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 71 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia.
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