M4.6 earthquake 48 km SW of Challapata, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 48 km SW of Challapata, Bolivia on Sat, Jul 4, 1987, 8:28 PM GMT-4 (00:28 UTC), 261 km (162 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 47 km NNE of Colchani, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-07-05 00:28:41 UTC
- Depth
- 260.8 km (162.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.264° S, 67.026° 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: 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 usp00036bb. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC.