M4.3 earthquake 93 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 93 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia on Mon, Jul 18, 2016, 3:05 PM GMT-4 (19:05 UTC), 238 km (148 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
- 2016-07-18 19:05:52 UTC
- Depth
- 237.8 km (147.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.495° S, 66.896° 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 8.9 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 64°
- Stations used
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.381 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 3711 days ago · 220 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.461 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 3709 days ago · 218 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.493 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 3696 days ago · 215 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.440 km W of Atocha, Bolivia · 3694 days ago · 230 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.0148 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3688 days ago · 210 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.0124 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3676 days ago · 148 km deep · 88 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 us20006fla. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC.