M4.8 earthquake 50 km ENE of Uyuni, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 50 km ENE of Uyuni, Bolivia on Sat, Mar 26, 1977, 6:23 PM GMT-4 (22:23 UTC), 207 km (129 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-03-26 22:23:26 UTC
- Depth
- 207.0 km (128.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.335° S, 66.364° 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
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000n4x. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC.