M3.6 earthquake 22 km SE of Uyuni, Bolivia
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 22 km SE of Uyuni, Bolivia on Sun, Sep 9, 2007, 12:33 PM GMT-4 (16:33 UTC), 226 km (140 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 53 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-09-09 16:33:09 UTC
- Depth
- 225.8 km (140.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.625° S, 66.700° 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
- Station coverage gap
- 119°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.753 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 6944 days ago · 186 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.412 km E of Uyuni, Bolivia · 6900 days ago · 233 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fmsq. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:37 PM UTC.