M5.4 earthquake 48 km ENE of Padilla, Bolivia
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 48 km ENE of Padilla, Bolivia on Mon, Jun 15, 1987, 5:05 PM GMT-4 (21:05 UTC), 591 km (367 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
- 5.4 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-06-15 21:05:11 UTC
- Depth
- 590.9 km (367.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.074° S, 63.910° W
- Region
- Bolivia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | Mw, moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.36 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.4 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GDSN L.P.B.: 13S, 27C Centroid Location: Origin Time 21:05:14.5 0.6 Lat 19.45S 0.08 Lon 64.25W 0.08 Dep 605.6 4.6 Half-duration 1.9 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**16 Nm Mrr=-1.12 0.59 Mtt=-4.76 0.81 Mff=5.88 0.83 Mrt=-9.43 0.81 Mrf=8.68 0.84 Mtf=-2.07 0.90 Principal Axes: (T) Val=14.57 Plg=38 Azm=242 (N) Val=-1.07 Plg=23 Azm=133 (P) Val=-13.50 Plg=44 Azm=19 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.4*10**17 NP1:Strike=34 Dip=23 Slip=-8 NP2:Strike=132 Dip=87 Slip=-113
From the USGS event page for usp00035ty. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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 2.4 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00035ty (also filed as gcmtb061587c, gcmt19870615210510, iscgem464413). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.