M6.5 earthquake near Camiri, Santa Cruz Department

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 41 km E of Padilla, Bolivia on 21 Feb 2017, 14:09 UTC at a depth of 596 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 Camiri, about 93 km away in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia.