M4.0 earthquake 118 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 118 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Fri, Apr 24, 2020, 8:06 PM GMT-4 (00:06 UTC), 170 km (106 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 138 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-04-25 00:06:47 UTC
- Depth
- 170.5 km (105.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.363° S, 67.438° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 60°
- Stations used
- 66
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.395 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 2335 days ago · 241 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.2127 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2322 days ago · 198 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.580 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 2305 days ago · 211 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.5121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2305 days ago · 119 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.7138 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2300 days ago · 192 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700097jm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.