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Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes Bolivia at depth of 346 miles: USGS

(Reuters) - A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck about 130 miles (209 km) east-northeast of Tarija, Bolivia early on Monday at a depth of 346 miles (557 km), the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The USGS at first put the quake at magnitude 6.9, and a depth of around 344 miles, but later revised its reading.

Writing by Franklin Paul; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama