Bolivia earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 157 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 157 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Wed, Feb 8, 2017, 2:10 PM GMT-3 (17:10 UTC), 182 km (113 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 108 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-02-08 17:10:33 UTC
Depth
181.8 km (113.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.254° S, 68.086° 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 9.9 km horizontally, 14.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
34

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. 4.3103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3514 days ago · 134 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.278 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3514 days ago · 98 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.793 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3496 days ago · 108 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.5122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3486 days ago · 115 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.1154 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3483 days ago · 195 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 5.1108 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3480 days ago · 125 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.0106 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3479 days ago · 200 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.3151 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3477 days ago · 182 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.466 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3474 days ago · 202 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.3137 km N of Calama, Chile · 3467 days ago · 115 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.3138 km N of Calama, Chile · 3524 days ago · 131 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.0107 km N of Calama, Chile · 3534 days ago · 118 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.3134 km N of Calama, Chile · 3535 days ago · 127 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.3126 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3539 days ago · 211 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008iil. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC.