M4.3 earthquake 151 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 151 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Mon, Apr 5, 2010, 11:27 PM GMT-4 (03:27 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 93 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2010-04-06 03:27:26 UTC
- Depth
- 117.7 km (73.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.376° S, 67.913° 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 usp000haps. 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
- 116°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9152 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6016 days ago · 105 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.360 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6010 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.278 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6007 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.2159 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6006 days ago · 139 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.0156 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6000 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
- 5.393 km NE of Calama, Chile · 5997 days ago · 92 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000haps. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC.