M4.2 earthquake 128 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 128 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Tue, Dec 31, 2013, 8:21 AM GMT-3 (11:21 UTC), 147 km (91 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 84 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
- 2013-12-31 11:21:24 UTC
- Depth
- 146.5 km (91.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.149° S, 67.817° 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
- ±0.37
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0154 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4656 days ago · 121 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.584 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4651 days ago · 190 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.0120 km N of Calama, Chile · 4646 days ago · 122 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.2110 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4615 days ago · 181 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.3138 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4606 days ago · 157 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000m2u8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:45 AM UTC.