M5.6 earthquake 28 km NW of Villazón, Bolivia
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 28 km NW of Villazón, Bolivia on Fri, Oct 27, 1978, 6:06 AM GMT-4 (10:06 UTC), 280 km (174 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-10-27 10:06:46 UTC
- Depth
- 280.0 km (174.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.906° S, 65.792° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 223
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 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 usp0000x57 (also filed as gcmtb102778a, gcmt19781027100646, iscgem675895). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.