M4.4 earthquake 110 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 110 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Sun, Dec 26, 1982, 5:37 PM GMT-4 (21:37 UTC), 201 km (125 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 149 km NE 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-26 21:37:33 UTC
- Depth
- 200.5 km (124.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.329° S, 67.338° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4104 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 15979 days ago · 224 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.3149 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15979 days ago · 130 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.891 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 15933 days ago · 222 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.650 km WSW of Atocha, Bolivia · 15932 days ago · 235 km deep · 74 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayBolivia earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rs1. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC.