M5.4 earthquake 82 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 82 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia on Tue, Jun 1, 2021, 8:42 AM GMT-4 (12:42 UTC), 231 km (144 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-06-01 12:42:06 UTC
- Depth
- 231.5 km (143.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.486° S, 66.764° W
- Region
- Bolivia
- Felt reports
- 7
- Strongest shaking
- III, weak shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.045 · 47 stations |
| 5.37 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.4 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS, automatic first solution | First automatic solution · Confirmed |
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- III, weak shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 0.2% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- -2.5 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique normal
- Moment magnitude
- 5.4 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 121°, dip 32°, rake -50°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 257°, dip 66°, rake -112°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.5 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 30°
- Stations used
- 171
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.387 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 1947 days ago · 251 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.285 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 1924 days ago · 242 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.3128 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1922 days ago · 213 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.4117 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1922 days ago · 184 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
- 4.482 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 1920 days ago · 253 km deep · 12 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayBolivia earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000egm7 (also filed as usauto6000egm7, iscgem620464960). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:07 AM UTC.