Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 24, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Bolivia on Wednesday, June 24, 1970 at 21:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia - BO), about 58.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -63.319 and latitude -18.297.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -18.297, -63.319
UTC time 1970-06-24 21:40:53.800
Location Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Country Bolivia (BO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-06-24

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