M4.2 earthquake 47 km W of Villazón, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 47 km W of Villazón, Bolivia on Mon, Apr 20, 2015, 1:02 PM GMT-4 (17:02 UTC), 256 km (159 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-04-20 17:02:13 UTC
- Depth
- 256.0 km (159.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.112° S, 66.054° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.9 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Stations used
- 0
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.461 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina · 4154 days ago · 249 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.672 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 4123 days ago · 209 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200027tt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.