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Latest quakes in or near Oruro, Bolivia - list, stats and map

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Mag. 4.3 earthquake Bolivia, 153 km southwest of Viacha, La Paz -
Strongest since 2024Mag. 5.3 Parinacota, Arica, Arica and Parinacota - Mar 13, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 21:25 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Oruro, Bolivia, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Oruro, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Oruro has had one quake of magnitude 4.3.
Since 2024, Oruro has had 24 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 5.3:
  • 2 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 5 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 13 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 4 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Latest today: Mag. 4.3 Earthquake Bolivia, 153 km SW of Viacha, La Paz -
Strongest: Mag. 5.3 Earthquake Parinacota, Chile, 103 km E of Arica, Arica, Arica and Parinacota -
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Latest quakes in or near Oruro, Bolivia - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 28, 02:37 am (La Paz)
Mar 28, 06:37 GMT
4.3

155 km
34 km (21 mi) to the NW Bolivia, 153 km southwest of Viacha, La Paz
I FELT IT
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Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 24, 05:23 am (La Paz)
Mar 24, 09:23 GMT
3.4

15 km
32 km (20 mi) to the E Bolivia, 36 km east of Llallagua, Potosi
I FELT IT
Info
Mar 24, 02:17 am (La Paz)
Mar 24, 06:17 GMT
3.8

10 km
40 km (25 mi) to the E Bolivia, 45 km east of Llallagua, Potosi
I FELT IT
Info
Saturday, March 23, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 23, 07:48 pm (Santiago)
Mar 23, 23:48 GMT
3.5

134 km
33 km (21 mi) to the SW Iquique, Chile, 32 km southwest of Colchane, Tamarugal, Tarapaca
I FELT IT
Info
Thursday, March 21, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 21, 01:20 am (La Paz)
Mar 21, 05:20 GMT
3.7

265 km
Bolivia, 42 km southwest of Challapata, Oruro Info
Thursday, March 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 14, 06:02 pm (Santiago)
Mar 14, 22:02 GMT
3.0

111 km
44 km (27 mi) to the W Chile: 52 Km Al S De Putre Info
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 13, 06:30 am (Santiago)
Mar 13, 09:30 GMT
5.3

115 km
31 km (19 mi) to the W Parinacota, Chile, 103 km east of Arica, Arica, Arica and Parinacota 5 reportsInfo
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 11, 08:58 pm (Santiago)
Mar 12, 00:58 GMT
3.0

105 km
41 km (25 mi) to the W 8 Km Al Ne De Putre Info
Monday, March 11, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 11, 08:41 pm (Santiago)
Mar 11, 23:41 GMT
2.9

149 km
12 km (7.5 mi) to the W Chile: 33 Km Al E De Putre Info
Thursday, March 7, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 7, 02:22 pm (Santiago)
Mar 7, 17:22 GMT
2.7

139 km
30 km (19 mi) to the W Chile: 17 Km Al NE De Putre Info
Sunday, March 3, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 2, 08:25 pm (La Paz)
Mar 3, 00:25 GMT
4.4

260 km
16 km (9.9 mi) to the SE 77 Km S of Challapata, Bolivia Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.1 x 1013 joules (2.92 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2513 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 71 quakes on average per year in or near Oruro, Bolivia:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 15.6 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.27 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.6 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 4.3 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 24.4 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 61 quakes per year (or 5.1 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 72 quakes per year (or 6 quakes per month)
Oruro has a high level of seismic activity. Oruro has had at least 8 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.

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