M4.3 earthquake 81 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 81 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia on Tue, Aug 2, 2016, 2:04 PM GMT-4 (18:04 UTC), 220 km (137 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 124 km SW 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-08-02 18:04:09 UTC
- Depth
- 220.5 km (137.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.422° S, 66.815° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 33°
- Stations used
- 94
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.461 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 3710 days ago · 218 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.493 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 3696 days ago · 215 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.440 km W of Atocha, Bolivia · 3695 days ago · 230 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.0148 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3688 days ago · 210 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.0124 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3676 days ago · 148 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.384 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3673 days ago · 210 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100069hr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.