M4.2 earthquake 111 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 111 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Mon, Apr 30, 2018, 10:45 PM GMT-3 (01:45 UTC), 229 km (142 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 111 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-05-01 01:45:01 UTC
- Depth
- 228.8 km (142.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.129° S, 67.627° 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, 8.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 52°
- Stations used
- 48
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1128 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3058 days ago · 203 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.2146 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 3057 days ago · 194 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.6111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3053 days ago · 124 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.2130 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 3051 days ago · 195 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.494 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 3047 days ago · 254 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.4Potosi, Bolivia · 3027 days ago · 226 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.391 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 3017 days ago · 241 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dv4k. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.