M4.1 earthquake 99 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 99 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Wed, Nov 15, 2017, 7:12 PM GMT-4 (23:12 UTC), 217 km (135 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 74 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-11-15 23:12:14 UTC
- Depth
- 217.4 km (135.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.155° S, 67.428° 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, 11.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 47°
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.364 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 3230 days ago · 224 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.3108 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 3221 days ago · 166 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.2152 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3220 days ago · 190 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.474 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 3214 days ago · 217 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bpac. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.