M4.6 earthquake 112 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 112 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia on Tue, Apr 3, 2018, 9:07 AM GMT-3 (12:07 UTC), 169 km (105 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 135 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-04-03 12:07:46 UTC
- Depth
- 169.5 km (105.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.650° S, 67.944° 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 7.1 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 28°
- Stations used
- 85
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3082 days ago · 135 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.2111 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3075 days ago · 229 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.7135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3054 days ago · 114 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.2130 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 3051 days ago · 195 km deep · 29 km away
Before
- 4.8100 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3105 days ago · 181 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.5134 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3115 days ago · 204 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.6138 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3122 days ago · 169 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.330 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 3123 days ago · 202 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.1167 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3133 days ago · 121 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ddky. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.