M6.3 earthquake near Punata, Cochabamba

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 31 km SSE of Tarata, Bolivia on 15 Mar 2019, 05:03 UTC at a depth of 359 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 Punata, about 38 km away in Cochabamba, Bolivia.