Bolivia earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 124 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 124 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia on Mon, May 8, 2017, 6:15 PM GMT-3 (21:15 UTC), 199 km (124 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 164 km ESE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-08 21:15:09 UTC
Depth
199.3 km (123.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.758° S, 68.025° 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 10.4 km horizontally, 12.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.7164 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3428 days ago · 116 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 7
  2. 4.9143 km N of Calama, Chile · 3414 days ago · 138 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.1130 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3398 days ago · 162 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.2137 km N of Calama, Chile · 3398 days ago · 137 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.0137 km N of Calama, Chile · 3394 days ago · 121 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.0134 km N of Calama, Chile · 3388 days ago · 125 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.4156 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3386 days ago · 136 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.367 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3382 days ago · 238 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.4154 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3379 days ago · 169 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.2151 km N of Calama, Chile · 3443 days ago · 133 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.0118 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3455 days ago · 128 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008qma. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:09 AM UTC.