M4.2 earthquake 86 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 86 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia on Wed, Jul 31, 2013, 1:35 AM GMT-4 (05:35 UTC), 172 km (107 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 38 km WSW 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-07-31 05:35:57 UTC
- Depth
- 172.2 km (107.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.595° S, 67.701° 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 usc000it7j. 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
- 101°
- Stations used
- 25
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
- 4.3107 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4809 days ago · 191 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.838 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4809 days ago · 185 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000it7j. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:06 PM UTC.