M4.4 earthquake 61 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 61 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia on Wed, Aug 3, 2016, 8:39 PM GMT-4 (00:39 UTC), 218 km (136 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-08-04 00:39:50 UTC
- Depth
- 218.4 km (135.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.340° S, 66.624° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 27°
- Stations used
- 117
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
- 4.493 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 3696 days ago · 215 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.440 km W of Atocha, Bolivia · 3695 days ago · 230 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.0148 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3688 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 us100069yj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:51 PM UTC.