1994 Bolivia earthquake

The shock struck at 20:33 local time on 8 June, with its epicentre in a sparsely populated stretch of Amazon jungle north-northwest of Reyes. It was a deep-focus event far beneath the Bolivian lowlands rather than a coastal rupture.

Origin time (UTC)

1994-06-09T00:33

Magnitude

8.2

Magnitude type

mw

Depth (km)

631.3

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0006dzc

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: bolivia, deep focus, amazon, subduction

Coordinates: -13.841, -67.553

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and above in South America since 1990

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