M3.9 earthquake 69 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 69 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Mon, Jun 27, 2016, 1:04 PM GMT-4 (17:04 UTC), 261 km (162 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 110 km WSW 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
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-06-27 17:04:36 UTC
- Depth
- 260.6 km (161.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.042° S, 67.068° 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 10.0 km horizontally, 16.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.52
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 82°
- Stations used
- 27
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4110 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3740 days ago · 186 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.393 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 3726 days ago · 238 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.2119 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 3711 days ago · 173 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.381 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 3711 days ago · 220 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.461 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 3710 days ago · 218 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.493 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 3696 days ago · 215 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.440 km W of Atocha, Bolivia · 3695 days ago · 230 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.0148 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3688 days ago · 210 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006793. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC.