M4.2 earthquake 59 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 59 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Tue, Dec 25, 2018, 9:01 PM GMT-4 (01:01 UTC), 217 km (135 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2018-12-26 01:01:30 UTC
- Depth
- 217.2 km (134.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.986° S, 66.960° 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 8.4 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 54°
- Stations used
- 55
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ixk6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.