Bolivia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 125 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 125 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Mon, May 16, 2016, 2:23 AM GMT-4 (06:23 UTC), 176 km (109 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 144 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-05-16 06:23:27 UTC
Depth
176.1 km (109.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.009° S, 67.879° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.1 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4111 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3785 days ago · 178 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.7144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3785 days ago · 133 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.0162 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3756 days ago · 114 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.2125 km N of Calama, Chile · 3755 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.3117 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3750 days ago · 141 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.2132 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3749 days ago · 111 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.969 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3748 days ago · 261 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.0142 km N of Calama, Chile · 3746 days ago · 114 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.7154 km N of Calama, Chile · 3742 days ago · 114 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.4110 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3740 days ago · 186 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 4.2103 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3792 days ago · 212 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.9155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3810 days ago · 133 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.3149 km N of Calama, Chile · 3819 days ago · 122 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.6147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3820 days ago · 141 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005hp1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.