This information is provided by the USGS National Earthquake Information Center. The parameters are preliminary and subject to revision.

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake in SOUTHERN BOLIVIA has occurred at:

19.47S 66.18W Depth 266km Fri Jun 29 18:35:51 2001 UTC

Time: Universal Time (UTC) Fri Jun 29 18:35:51 2001

Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Fri Jun 29 14:35:51 2001

Central Daylight Time (CDT) Fri Jun 29 13:35:51 2001

Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) Fri Jun 29 12:35:51 2001

Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) Fri Jun 29 11:35:51 2001

Location with respect to nearby cities:

65 miles (105 km) WSW of Sucre, Bolivia (pop 144,000) 120 miles (195 km) SSE of Oruro, Bolivia

140 miles (225 km) S of Cochabamba, Bolivia

240 miles (390 km) SSE of LA PAZ, Bolivia

For additional information, including a map for this event please consult this web page:

http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/010629183551.html

-- PHO (owennos@bigfoot.com), June 29, 2001