Bolivia earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 102 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 102 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Fri, Nov 18, 2016, 10:57 AM GMT-4 (14:57 UTC), 194 km (121 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 74 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-18 14:57:40 UTC
Depth
194.3 km (120.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.228° S, 67.380° W
Region
Bolivia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.4 km horizontally, 10.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
24

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007a0n. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:50 PM UTC.