Earthquakes Shake Region

A light magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 178 km south of Oruro on Wednesday morning, per volcanodiscovery.com.

The quake was followed by a series of smaller tremors including a magnitude 2.9 event southwest of Potosi and a 3.1 temblor in the Potosi department, according to recent reports from volcanodiscovery.com.

Bolivia's new president is heading to Madrid on an economic mission, as reported by latintimes.com, while the country deals with these seismic events.

No major aftershocks or casualties have been reported so far.