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Light mag. 4.9 earthquake - 88 km south of Oruro, Bolivia, on Friday, May 26, 2023 at 9:42 am (GMT -4) -

Light magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 256 km depth

26 May 13:47 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 5 minutes.
26 May 13:48: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 253.0 to 249.0 km (from 157 to 155 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.4 km (2.7 mi) towards ESE.
26 May 14:01: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & time	May 26, 2023 13:42:32 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, May 26, 2023 at 9:42 am (GMT -4)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.9
Depth	256.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	18.7454°S / 66.9345°W (Oruro, Bolivia)
Antipode	18.745°N / 113.066°E
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Laguna Jayu Khota (94 km / 58 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	25 km (15 mi) NW of Challapata (Eduardo Avaroa) (pop: 8,020) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 51 km (32 mi) SW of Llallagua (Rafael Bustillo, Potosí) (pop: 28,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 52 km (32 mi) S of Huanuni (Pantaleón Dalence) (pop: 15,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 88 km (55 mi) SSE of Oruro (pop: 208,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 155 km (96 mi) NW of Ciudad Potosi (Potosí) (pop: 141,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 172 km (107 mi) SSW of Cochabamba (pop: 900,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 179 km (111 mi) W of Sucre (Chuquisaca) (pop: 224,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 281 km (175 mi) SSE of La Paz (pop: 812,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Scattered Clouds 8.8°C (48 F), humidity: 22%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from S
Estimated seismic energy released	1.4 x 10¹² joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.9	256 km	24 Km NW of Challapata, Bolivia	USGS
4.9	256 km	Central Bolivia	RaspberryShake
4.8	250 km	ORURO, BOLIVIA	EMSC
4.6	249 km	Central Bolivia	GFZ
4.9	10 km	Central Bolivia	IRIS

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