M4.4 earthquake 40 km W of Atocha, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 40 km W of Atocha, Bolivia on Thu, Aug 18, 2016, 10:43 PM GMT-4 (02:43 UTC), 230 km (143 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-08-19 02:43:47 UTC
- Depth
- 230.3 km (143.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.955° S, 66.610° 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 7.8 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 56°
- Stations used
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006ewq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:08 PM UTC.