Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 13 km west of Villazon, Modesto Omiste, Departamento de Potosi, Bolivia, on Thursday, July 28, 1988 at 17:12 GMT
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Strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 279 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jul 28, 1988 17:12:33 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 6.2 |
| Depth | 279.3 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 22.062°S / 65.716°W  (Departamento de Potosi, Bolivia) |
| Antipode | 22.062°N / 114.284°E |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Escala (131 km / 81 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Villazon (Modesto Omiste, Potosí) (pop: 30,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 13 km (8 mi) WNW of La Quiaca (Yavi, Jujuy, Argentina) (pop: 14,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 69 km (43 mi) S of Tupiza (Sud Chichas, Potosí) (pop: 22,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 73 km (46 mi) N of Abra Pampa (Cochinoca, Jujuy, Argentina) (pop: 9,430) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 118 km (73 mi) WSW of Tarija (pop: 159,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 160 km (100 mi) WNW of Bermejo (Aniceto Arce, Tarija) (pop: 35,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 186 km (116 mi) NW of Oran (Salta, Argentina) (pop: 74,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 276 km (171 mi) S of Ciudad Potosi (Potosí) (pop: 141,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 340 km (211 mi) S of Sucre (Chuquisaca) (pop: 224,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.2 | 279 km | Potosi, Bolivia | USGS |
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