M5.0 earthquake near Villamontes, Tarija Department

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 26 km SSE of Boyuibe, Bolivia on 2 Apr 2018, 13:49 UTC at a depth of 570 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 Villamontes, about 71 km away in Tarija Department, Bolivia.