M4.6 earthquake 94 km SSW of Atocha, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 94 km SSW of Atocha, Bolivia on Sat, Apr 16, 1983, 8:49 PM GMT-4 (00:49 UTC), 251 km (156 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-04-17 00:49:05 UTC
- Depth
- 250.5 km (155.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.687° S, 66.647° 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 1.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001uh2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC.