M6.4 earthquake near Caranavi, La Paz Department

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Mapiri, Bolivia on 24 Feb 1947, 17:31 UTC at a depth of 20 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Caranavi, about 97 km away in La Paz Department, Bolivia.