Bolivia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 149 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 149 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia on Sat, Aug 8, 2015, 7:45 AM GMT-4 (11:45 UTC), 179 km (111 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 101 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2015-08-08 11:45:45 UTC
Depth
179.0 km (111.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.945° S, 67.176° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.9 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
193

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.179 km SSW of Atocha, Bolivia · 4060 days ago · 200 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.463 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4059 days ago · 167 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.088 km WSW of Atocha, Bolivia · 4047 days ago · 250 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.6101 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4046 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.0118 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4046 days ago · 223 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.2136 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4039 days ago · 193 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.2115 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4029 days ago · 206 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.2133 km WNW of Abra Pampa, Argentina · 4026 days ago · 184 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.4126 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4017 days ago · 185 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.480 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 4011 days ago · 231 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.189 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 4073 days ago · 230 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100030es. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.