M5.3 earthquake near Tacna, Tacna

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 84 km WSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia on 7 Jan 2024, 08:35 UTC at a depth of 143 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Tacna, about 122 km away in Tacna, Peru.