Bolivia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 143 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 143 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Tue, May 1, 2007, 2:55 AM GMT-4 (06:55 UTC), 141 km (87 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
2007-05-01 06:55:55 UTC
Depth
140.6 km (87.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.303° S, 67.876° 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 usp000fb05. 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.

Depth from
CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
103

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5123 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7094 days ago · 126 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.7108 km NE of Calama, Chile · 7089 days ago · 112 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.9105 km NE of Calama, Chile · 7081 days ago · 120 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.5140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7077 days ago · 118 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 5.5135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7095 days ago · 121 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.188 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 7103 days ago · 173 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.5134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7104 days ago · 107 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.5118 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7112 days ago · 132 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.396 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7118 days ago · 104 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.5124 km NE of Calama, Chile · 7122 days ago · 122 km deep · 44 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fb05. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC.