M5.1 earthquake near Camiri, Santa Cruz Department

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 44 km NNE of Monteagudo, Bolivia on 14 Jul 2016, 21:25 UTC at a depth of 588 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 Camiri, about 78 km away in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia.