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Major mag. 7.5 earthquake - Central Bolivia on Tuesday, 24 November 2015

Major mag. 7.5 earthquake - Central Bolivia on Tuesday, 24 November 2015

This quake was likely a foreshock of the 8.2 quake: Southern Bolivia, 24 Nov 2015 22h48, which followed after 5 minutes.
Major mag. 7.5 earthquake - Central Bolivia on Tuesday, 24 November 2015
24 Nov 22:54 UTC: Premier à signaler: IGEPN après 11 minutes.
Date & time: Tuesday, 24 November 2015 22:43 UTC
Local time at epicenter: 2015/11/24 17:43:14
Magnitude: 7.5
Depth: 0.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 18.81°S / 63.41°W (Bolivie)
Nearby towns and cities:
82 km SE de Vallegrande (pop: 8,400)
92 km S de Santiago del Torno (pop: 15,500)
116 km S de Santa Cruz de la Sierra (pop: 1,364,400)
117 km SW de Cotoca (pop: 18,300)
165 km S de Montero (pop: 88,600)
197 km E de Sucre (pop: 224,800)
Primary data source: IGEPN
Estimated released energy: 1.1 x 1016 joules (3117 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.7 x 106 tons of TNT or 167.6 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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HeureMag. / DepthLocationSource
Tue, 24 Nov 22:43 UTCM 7.5Central BoliviaIGEPN

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Pucallpa (1672.5 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt : Aaaaaa! ese dia fue una locura (reported through our app)
Porto Velho / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Cusco, Peru / Light shaking (MMI IV) : I live in 4 floor and i felt it twice!
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Aftershocks of the 7.5 quake: Central Bolivia, 24 Nov 2015 22h43

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Major mag. 7.5 earthquake - Central Bolivia on Tuesday, 24 November 2015
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