M4.2 earthquake 100 km W of Colchani, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 100 km W of Colchani, Bolivia on Mon, Apr 1, 2013, 6:00 AM GMT-3 (09:00 UTC), 156 km (97 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 152 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-04-01 09:00:06 UTC
- Depth
- 156.0 km (96.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.374° S, 67.890° 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 usb000fx9b. 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
- 44°
- Stations used
- 75
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6152 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4931 days ago · 119 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.492 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4903 days ago · 160 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000fx9b. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.