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Historic Earthquake
1959 Bolivia Earthquake
14 June 1959 · Bolivia
On 14 June 1959 at 00:12 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Bolivia, at a depth of 112 km. It occurred on the Altiplano Plate, 127 km from its boundary with the South American Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 1 person.
- Date
- 14 June 1959
- Time
- 00:12 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 112 km
- Deaths
- 1
- Plate
- Altiplano Plate
- Country
- Bolivia
- Nearest Volcano
- Irruputuncu (70 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2014Northern, Iquique · M 7.7
- 20072007 Tocopilla Earthquake · M 7.72 deaths
- 20052005 Tarapacá Earthquake · M 7.711 deaths
- 1967Northern · M 7.51 deaths
- 1957S · M 7.8
- 1953Northern · M 7.43 deaths
- 1916Bolivia · M 7.5
- 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