M4.8 earthquake 26 km ESE of Uyuni, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 26 km ESE of Uyuni, Bolivia on Mon, Jul 17, 1978, 1:07 AM GMT-4 (05:07 UTC), 236 km (147 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-07-17 05:07:14 UTC
- Depth
- 236.0 km (146.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.534° S, 66.583° 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
- 55
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 usp0000vm1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.