M4.7 earthquake 153 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 153 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Mon, Jan 6, 1975, 10:45 AM GMT-3 (13:45 UTC), 156 km (97 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 89 km ENE of Calama, Chile. 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
- 1975-01-06 13:45:43 UTC
- Depth
- 156.0 km (96.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.231° S, 68.051° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.889 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 18890 days ago · 115 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.2132 km NE of Calama, Chile · 18873 days ago · 194 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.3109 km NE of Calama, Chile · 18843 days ago · 102 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00009dr. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:26 AM UTC.