Cercado Province (Cochabamba)

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Location in the Cochabamba Department
Location in the Cochabamba Department

Cercado is a province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Cercado's largest and most important town is Aiquile[citation needed]. Aiquile lies on one transportation route between the citys of Cochabamba, Sucre and Santa Cruz.


[edit] 1998 Earthquake

Cercado was the epicenter of an earthquake which struck on 1998-05-22. The earthquake, with a force of 6.6 on the Richter scale, caused over 100 deaths, and thousands were left homeless. It was the largest shallow earthquake in Bolivia in over 50 years, and was felt as far away as Cochabamba and Sucre (approximately 100 km)[1].

The earthquake caused widespread damage over an area of approximately 100 km in diameter. The major towns affected were Hoyadas (100% of the buildings destroyed), Aiquile (75% of the buildings destroyed) and Totora (70% of the buildings destroyed)[1].

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2005.01.013
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