M4.6 earthquake 50 km WSW of Atocha, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 50 km WSW of Atocha, Bolivia on Wed, Feb 16, 1983, 3:36 AM GMT-4 (07:36 UTC), 235 km (146 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-02-16 07:36:55 UTC
- Depth
- 235.3 km (146.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.168° S, 66.641° 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 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.554 km S of Uyuni, Bolivia · 15891 days ago · 218 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.694 km SSW of Atocha, Bolivia · 15874 days ago · 251 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001t2v. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:58 PM UTC.