M4.5 earthquake 91 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 91 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia on Sat, Apr 18, 2015, 10:03 PM GMT-4 (02:03 UTC), 219 km (136 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 72 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-04-19 02:03:16 UTC
- Depth
- 219.0 km (136.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.609° S, 66.737° W
- Region
- Bolivia
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.5 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 41°
- Stations used
- 105
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.247 km W of Villazón, Bolivia · 4180 days ago · 256 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.2122 km WSW of Atocha, Bolivia · 4164 days ago · 186 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.672 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 4123 days ago · 209 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200027l5. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.