Bolivia earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 151 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 151 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Fri, Mar 24, 2017, 12:14 PM GMT-3 (15:14 UTC), 182 km (113 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 96 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-03-24 15:14:27 UTC
Depth
181.8 km (113.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.522° S, 67.744° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 4.8 km horizontally, 11.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
48

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008ub9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.