M6.6 earthquake near Trinidad, Beni Department

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 62 km SSW of Trinidad, Bolivia on 22 Nov 2011, 18:48 UTC at a depth of 550 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is Trinidad, about 62 km away in Beni Department, Bolivia.