September 23, 1884 Earthquake: Yacuiba, Bolivia
An earthquake struck Yacuiba, Bolivia on September 23, 1884.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- September 23, 1884
- Place
- Yacuiba, Bolivia
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 22.000° S, 63.700° W
- Country
- Bolivia
- Region
- South America
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
destroyed much of Yacuiba and was felt as far away as Sucre (reference #14057)
Sources NCEI cites
The publications NCEI lists for this record. The numbers match the “reference #” notes in its account above.
- #14057 Descotes, P. M., and Cabre, R. (1973). Historia sismica de Bolivia. Geofisica panamericana, Pan American Institute of Geography and History. p. 251-278.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-10-01. NCEI earthquake 10901.