M5.3 earthquake near Bermejo, Tarija Department
3799 d ago · 22 May 2016, 12:20 UTC 44 km NNE of Bermejo, Bolivia
What happened
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 44 km NNE of Bermejo, Bolivia on 22 May 2016, 12:20 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Bermejo, about 44 km away in Tarija Department, Bolivia.
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