March 28, 1948 Earthquake: Sucre, Bolivia

Name: March 28, 1948 Earthquake: Sucre, Bolivia
Start: 1948-03-28
Location: Sucre, Bolivia

March 28, 1948 · 3 deaths · $14 million

An earthquake struck Sucre, Bolivia on March 28, 1948 at 01:32:05 UTC. It killed 3 people.

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: March 28, 1948
Time: 01:32:05 UTC
Place: Sucre, Bolivia
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 19.000° S, 65.000° W
Country: Bolivia

The toll

Deaths: 3
Damage: $14 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.

1948 Mar 27. Estimates of the damage caused show losses of around fourteen million dollars (ref. San Calixto archive) (reference #14060)

1948 Mar 27. 2 women dead, and one unidentified soldier. (reference #14057)

Note: time from ref #14057

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

Significant earthquakes of 1948 The 1900s Every quake the USGS located in 1948 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 10907.