M3.8 earthquake 87 km SSW of Atocha, Bolivia
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 87 km SSW of Atocha, Bolivia on Tue, Aug 14, 2007, 6:43 PM GMT-4 (22:43 UTC), 231 km (144 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 80 km SSW of Atocha, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-08-14 22:43:22 UTC
- Depth
- 231.2 km (143.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.629° S, 66.621° W
- Region
- Bolivia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000fjq8. 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 68°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.472 km SSW of Atocha, Bolivia · 6974 days ago · 221 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.580 km SSW of Atocha, Bolivia · 6960 days ago · 207 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.5128 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 6943 days ago · 226 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fjq8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:43 AM UTC.