1998 Aiquile earthquake

Earthquake in Bolivia 1998 Aiquile earthquake Bolivia 1998-05-22 04:48:53 1108072 iscgem1108072 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 1108072 Category:Earthquakes in Bolivia Category:1998 earthquakes Category:May 1998 in South America Category:1998 in Bolivia Category:1998 disasters in Bolivia