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Historic Earthquake
1909 Bolivia Earthquake
23 July 1909 · Cochabamba · Bolivia
On 23 July 1909, an earthquake struck Bolivia (Cochabamba). It occurred on the Altiplano Plate, 122 km from its boundary with the South American Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 15 people.
- Date
- 23 July 1909
- Deaths
- 15
- Plate
- Altiplano Plate
- Country
- Bolivia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19981998 Aiquile Earthquake · M 6.6105 deaths
- 1915S · M 7.6
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth