M6.8 earthquake near Villamontes, Tarija Department

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 38 km SE of Boyuibe, Bolivia on 2 Apr 2018, 13:40 UTC at a depth of 559 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 Villamontes, about 82 km away in Tarija Department, Bolivia.