M4.7 earthquake 117 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 117 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Wed, Oct 3, 1973, 8:33 PM GMT-3 (23:33 UTC), 173 km (107 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 150 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-10-03 23:33:39 UTC
- Depth
- 173.0 km (107.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.221° S, 67.614° W
- Region
- Bolivia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9150 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 19331 days ago · 210 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.8104 km NE of Calama, Chile · 19327 days ago · 130 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003p4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:37 PM UTC.