Past earthquakes in or near Bolivia: 2020 - list, stats and map

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In 2020, Bolivia has had 1,628 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 6.8:

1 quake above magnitude 6
14 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
161 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
680 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
772 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3

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Strongest: Mag. 6.8 Earthquake 578 Km Al Sur De Tacna, Tacna - Tacna (Chile) -

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Past earthquakes in or near Bolivia: 2020 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Dec 27, 2020 10:55 am (Santiago)	5.2 115 km	61 km (38 mi) to the SW	24 Km Al N De Camiña, Chile 6 reports	Info
Saturday, December 26, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 26, 2020 01:37 am (Jujuy)	4.5 254 km	52 km (32 mi) to the S	- 50 km WNW of Abra Pampa, Argentina	Info
Dec 26, 2020 12:18 am (Jujuy)	4.5 220 km	79 km (49 mi) to the S	- 89 km W of El Aguilar, Argentina	Info
Friday, December 25, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 25, 2020 06:52 pm (Lima)	4.6 70 km	178 km (111 mi) to the W	14 Km NNW of El Algarrobal, Peru 4 reports	Info
Thursday, December 24, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 24, 2020 06:59 pm (Lima)	4.7 124 km	31 km (19 mi) to the W	Peru-Bolivia Border Region	Info
Sunday, December 20, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 20, 2020 08:36 pm (Santiago)	4.9 111 km	95 km (59 mi) to the SW	25 Km Al SE De Calama, Chile	Info
Dec 20, 2020 11:36 am (Lima)	4.6 113 km	251 km (156 mi) to the W	15 km NNE of Madrigal, Peru	Info
Saturday, December 19, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 19, 2020 11:13 am (Jujuy)	4.7 10 km	78 km (48 mi) to the S	35 km north of Libertador General San Martin, Jujuy, Argentina	Info
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 16, 2020 12:48 pm (Lima)	5.5 93 km	235 km (146 mi) to the W	33 Km Al Sur-SE De Vitor, Arequipa - Arequipa, Peru 38 reports	Info
Dec 15, 2020 11:51 pm (Santiago)	4.5 123 km	9 km (5.6 mi) to the SW	Provincia del Tamarugal, 152 km east of Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile	Info
Monday, December 14, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 14, 2020 12:20 pm (Santiago)	6.0 109 km	58 km (36 mi) to the SW	77 Km Al N De Calama, Chile 17 reports	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.1 x 10¹⁵ joules (849 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 7.3 x 10⁵ tons of TNT or 45.7 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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