Bolivia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 135 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 135 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Fri, Nov 6, 2020, 1:50 PM GMT-3 (16:50 UTC), 163 km (102 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-06 16:50:53 UTC
Depth
163.5 km (101.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.134° S, 67.909° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.470 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2143 days ago · 193 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.283 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2143 days ago · 108 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.4135 km N of Calama, Chile · 2142 days ago · 125 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.3156 km N of Calama, Chile · 2137 days ago · 151 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.2104 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2132 days ago · 138 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.2107 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2131 days ago · 115 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.2115 km N of Calama, Chile · 2127 days ago · 118 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.4101 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2119 days ago · 199 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.3144 km SW of Colchani, Bolivia · 2116 days ago · 185 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.0132 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 2112 days ago · 176 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.2134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2106 days ago · 135 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  12. 4.0134 km N of Calama, Chile · 2103 days ago · 132 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.598 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2159 days ago · 140 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.3103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2161 days ago · 126 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.590 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2162 days ago · 120 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.2144 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2180 days ago · 171 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cbeh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.