Weak mag. 2.8 earthquake - 33 km southeast of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 04:33 GMT

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 (Santa Cruz, Bolivia)
Antipode	18.022°N / 117.011°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USP
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
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
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
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

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