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1998 Aiquile earthquake
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Earthquake in Bolivia
1998 Aiquile earthquake
Bolivia
1998-05-22 04:48:53
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1998 05 22
00:48:53
6.6 w y
25 km mi 0 on
-17.91 -65.47 region:ID_type:event inline,title
Strike-slip
Bolivia
Severe
VIII
95–105+ dead 50–150 injured 6,900 displaced
The 1998 Aiquile earthquake occurred on May 22 at 00:48:53 local time 04:48:53 UTC in Bolivia. This strike-slip earthquake had a moment magnitude of 6.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Damage was severe, with at least 95 deaths, 50–150 injuries, and 6,900 homeless.
See also
Lists of earthquakes
List of earthquakes in 1998
References
ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2013) http://www.isc.ac.uk/iscgem/index.php ISC 2016 International Seismological Centre Version 4.0
Significant Earthquake Database https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=101650&s=1&d=1 https://web.archive.org/web/20060929000601/http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=101650&s=1&d=1 dead September 29, 2006 National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA 10.7289/V5TD9V7K 1972 Data Set
PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog https://earthquake.usgs.gov/static/lfs/data/pager/catalogs/ September 4, 2009 United States Geological Survey Version 2008_06.1
Further reading
The 1998 Aiquile, Bolivia earthquake: A seismically active fault revealed with InSAR Earth and Planetary Science Letters 232 1–2 39–49 2005 Funning Gareth J. Barke Richard M.D. Lamb Simon H. Minaya Estela Parsons Barry Wright Tim J. 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.01.013 2005E&PSL.232...39F
External links
M 6.6 – Cochabamba, Bolivia – United States Geological Survey
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