M4.2 earthquake 75 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 75 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia on Sun, Feb 2, 2014, 5:13 PM GMT-4 (21:13 UTC), 213 km (132 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 90 km SSW 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
- 2014-02-02 21:13:19 UTC
- Depth
- 212.9 km (132.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.465° S, 66.676° 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
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 114°
- Stations used
- 31
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2110 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4616 days ago · 181 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.220 km SE of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4599 days ago · 245 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.490 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4597 days ago · 175 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000msq2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.