M4.8 earthquake 26 km SE of Uyuni, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 26 km SE of Uyuni, Bolivia on Sat, Oct 27, 2018, 8:13 AM GMT-4 (12:13 UTC), 245 km (152 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-10-27 12:13:16 UTC
- Depth
- 245.1 km (152.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.648° S, 66.673° 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 7.7 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 43°
- Stations used
- 194
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.160 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2894 days ago · 240 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.259 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2838 days ago · 217 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hhyp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.