M5.4 earthquake near Profesor Salvador Mazza, Salta
3150 d ago · 2 Mar 2018, 04:42 UTC 8 km WSW of Yacuiba, Bolivia
What happened
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Yacuiba, Bolivia on 2 Mar 2018, 04:42 UTC at a depth of 525 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.
The nearest town in our records is Profesor Salvador Mazza, about 6 km away in Salta, Argentina.
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