M4.0 earthquake 20 km E of Uyuni, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 20 km E of Uyuni, Bolivia on Sat, May 5, 2018, 8:53 AM GMT-4 (12:53 UTC), 310 km (193 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-05-05 12:53:22 UTC
- Depth
- 310.5 km (192.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.446° S, 66.626° 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 13.5 km horizontally, 13.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 89°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dysr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC.