Bolivia earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 60 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 60 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Tue, Oct 30, 2018, 1:00 PM GMT-4 (17:00 UTC), 240 km (149 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 59 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-10-30 17:00:45 UTC
Depth
240.2 km (149.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.988° S, 66.984° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 10.2 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
38

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000i7ki. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.