M4.2 earthquake 14 km WNW of Sorata, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Sorata, Bolivia on Thu, Mar 17, 2016, 7:38 PM GMT-4 (23:38 UTC), 176 km (109 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 9 km NNE of Pilcuyo, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-03-17 23:38:16 UTC
- Depth
- 175.7 km (109.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.739° S, 68.779° 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 16.0 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 133°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005bhr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.