M5.2 earthquake 162 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 162 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia on Sun, Jun 8, 2008, 11:05 AM GMT-4 (15:05 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-06-08 15:05:01 UTC
- Depth
- 117.9 km (73.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.876° S, 68.368° W
- Region
- Bolivia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (II) at Calama, Chile. Also felt at Iquique.
From the USGS event page for usp000g8wt. 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
- 100°
- Stations used
- 210
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6118 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6683 days ago · 113 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.1122 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6672 days ago · 117 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.3123 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6662 days ago · 105 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.6136 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6660 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.8111 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6655 days ago · 86 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.8127 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6654 days ago · 98 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.3161 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6651 days ago · 113 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.9170 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6646 days ago · 124 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.7121 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6642 days ago · 137 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.8159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6636 days ago · 143 km deep · 26 km away
Before
- 4.4177 km N of Calama, Chile · 6692 days ago · 136 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.3103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6701 days ago · 124 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.4136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6707 days ago · 115 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.1167 km N of Calama, Chile · 6709 days ago · 110 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.7104 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6715 days ago · 131 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.9111 km N of Calama, Chile · 6718 days ago · 151 km deep · 75 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g8wt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:26 AM UTC.