Weak mag. 2.8 earthquake - 33 km southeast of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 04:33 GMT
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Weak magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 10 km depth
Earthquake details
Date & time | Jul 28, 2020 04:33:14 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 2.8 |
Depth | 10.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 18.02238°S / 62.98911°W ![]() |
Antipode | 18.022°N / 117.011°E |
Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | USP |
Nearby towns and cities | 16 km (10 mi) S of Paurito (Santa Cruz) (pop: 2,190) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Cotoca (Santa Cruz) (pop: 18,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 30 km (18 mi) SSW of San Julian (Provincia de Andrés Ibáñez, Santa Cruz) (pop: 7,710) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 33 km (21 mi) SE of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (pop: 1,364,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 42 km (26 mi) E of Santiago del Torno (Santa Cruz) (pop: 15,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 49 km (30 mi) SSW of El Pailon (Santa Cruz) (pop: 9,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 59 km (37 mi) SSE of Warnes (Santa Cruz) (pop: 22,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 81 km (50 mi) SSE of Montero (Santa Cruz) (pop: 88,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 86 km (53 mi) SSE of Portachuelo (Sara, Santa Cruz) (pop: 11,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 265 km (165 mi) ENE of Sucre (Chuquisaca) (pop: 224,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Estimated seismic energy released | 1 x 109 joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
2.8 | 10 km | Central Bolivia | USP |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.8, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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