M8.2 earthquake near San Borja, Beni Department

What happened

A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck 55 km NNW of Reyes, Bolivia on 9 Jun 1994, 00:33 UTC at a depth of 631 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Great. Can cause severe damage across hundreds of kilometres and may trigger tsunamis. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is San Borja, about 142 km away in Beni Department, Bolivia.