A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Poopó in Bolivia. Exact location, longitude -67.0477° West, latitude -18.3774° South, depth = 270.999 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:01:49 / 3:01 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 270.999 km (168 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us6000rgzb. Event ids that are associated: us6000rgzb. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/10/25 / 2025-10-14 03:01:49 / October 14, 2025 @ 3:01 am UTC/GMT.

Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Challapata, Llallagua, Oruro (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Bolivia (c. 9 947 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 45 km (28 miles) from Oruro (c. 208 700 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Llallagua (c. 28 100 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Huanuni (c. 15 500 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Challapata (c. 8 000 pop).

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 8 km W of Poopó, Bolivia.

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