M4.5 earthquake 78 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 78 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Sun, Jan 10, 1982, 4:42 AM GMT-4 (08:42 UTC), 164 km (102 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 124 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-10 08:42:15 UTC
- Depth
- 163.8 km (101.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.001° S, 67.307° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hz3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.