M5.1 earthquake near El Torno, Santa Cruz Department

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 44 km S of Vallegrande, Bolivia on 29 Jun 2020, 05:06 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is El Torno, about 122 km away in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia.