February 24, 1947 Earthquake: Conzata, Bolivia
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Conzata, Bolivia on February 24, 1947 at 17:31:30 UTC, 20 km below the surface.
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
- February 24, 1947
- Time
- 17:31:30 UTC
- Place
- Conzata, Bolivia
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 20 km (12 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 15.228° S, 68.215° W
- Country
- Bolivia
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000)
- Houses damaged
- Many (101 to 1,000)
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.
1947-02-24 17:31:30.58 UTC, 15.228 S 68.215 W, magnitude 6.43 Mw (reference #10476, v.11)
1947 Feb 24, desructive earthquake in Consata (reference #14060)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
More
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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 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10906.