M4.3 earthquake 126 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 126 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Sun, Jan 22, 2017, 2:48 AM GMT-4 (06:48 UTC), 211 km (131 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 99 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-01-22 06:48:11 UTC
- Depth
- 211.2 km (131.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.412° S, 67.489° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 39°
- Stations used
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1157 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3521 days ago · 182 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.3103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3514 days ago · 134 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.793 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3496 days ago · 108 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.5122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3486 days ago · 115 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.899 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3485 days ago · 157 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.1154 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3483 days ago · 195 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.0106 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3479 days ago · 200 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007ush. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC.