M4.6 earthquake 58 km W of Atocha, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 58 km W of Atocha, Bolivia on Sun, Dec 4, 2016, 2:14 PM GMT-4 (18:14 UTC), 244 km (152 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-12-04 18:14:56 UTC
- Depth
- 244.3 km (151.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.031° S, 66.778° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 32°
- Stations used
- 100
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5109 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 3575 days ago · 247 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.3101 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 3555 days ago · 257 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.10 km SSE of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3548 days ago · 250 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.3126 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3539 days ago · 211 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007eu4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC.