Bolivia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 134 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 134 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Thu, Mar 22, 2018, 9:44 AM GMT-3 (12:44 UTC), 204 km (127 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 100 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-03-22 12:44:32 UTC
Depth
204.0 km (126.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.463° S, 67.555° W
Region
Bolivia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.9 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8100 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3105 days ago · 181 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.6112 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 3103 days ago · 169 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.682 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 3099 days ago · 250 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.4106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3093 days ago · 135 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.3114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3083 days ago · 136 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.495 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3082 days ago · 130 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.2111 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3075 days ago · 229 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.3100 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3067 days ago · 119 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.5100 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3066 days ago · 147 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.1128 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3058 days ago · 203 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.2146 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 3057 days ago · 194 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 4.5111 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3116 days ago · 185 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.6138 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3122 days ago · 169 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.3107 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3137 days ago · 213 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000d7hs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:39 AM UTC.