M4.2 earthquake 103 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 103 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Sat, May 14, 2016, 12:09 AM GMT-4 (04:09 UTC), 212 km (132 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 132 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-05-14 04:09:22 UTC
- Depth
- 212.1 km (131.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.256° S, 67.337° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 110°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4125 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3791 days ago · 176 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.4111 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3785 days ago · 178 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.0132 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3784 days ago · 175 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.440 km W of Atocha, Bolivia · 3767 days ago · 237 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.1137 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3755 days ago · 190 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.3117 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3750 days ago · 141 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.969 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3748 days ago · 261 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.4110 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3741 days ago · 186 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005hcr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.