M4.5 earthquake 56 km SSW of Atocha, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 56 km SSW of Atocha, Bolivia on Fri, Sep 27, 2013, 11:11 AM GMT-4 (15:11 UTC), 216 km (134 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 56 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-09-27 15:11:59 UTC
- Depth
- 216.1 km (134.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.366° S, 66.521° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 40°
- Stations used
- 48
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000k11e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:54 AM UTC.