M3.5 earthquake 9 km E of Uyuni, Bolivia
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 9 km E of Uyuni, Bolivia on Sun, Aug 19, 2007, 3:51 AM GMT-4 (07:51 UTC), 220 km (137 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 74 km W of Potosí, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-08-19 07:51:42 UTC
- Depth
- 219.7 km (136.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.471° S, 66.734° 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 86°
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.474 km W of Potosí, Bolivia · 6979 days ago · 222 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.369 km NNE of Colchani, Bolivia · 6979 days ago · 249 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.622 km SE of Uyuni, Bolivia · 6959 days ago · 226 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.753 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 6944 days ago · 186 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fk6a. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:08 PM UTC.