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Historic Earthquake
1994 Bolivia Earthquake
9 June 1994 · Arequipa, Felt In N and S America · Bolivia
On 9 June 1994 at 00:33 UTC, a magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck Bolivia (Arequipa, Felt In N and S America), at a depth of 631 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 54 km from its boundary with the Altiplano Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 5 people. It is the 62nd most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 9 June 1994
- Time
- 00:33 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.2
- Depth
- 631 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 5
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Bolivia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2019Arequipa · M 7.01 deaths
- 1963S · M 7.7
- 1958S · M 7.5
- 1952Peru · M 7.5
- 1951Peru · M 7.9
- 1950Peru · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth