M4.6 earthquake 79 km SSW of Atocha, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 79 km SSW of Atocha, Bolivia on Thu, Sep 30, 2021, 5:44 AM GMT-4 (09:44 UTC), 213 km (133 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-09-30 09:44:10 UTC
- Depth
- 213.4 km (132.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.561° S, 66.595° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 45°
- Stations used
- 70
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.255 km WSW of Atocha, Bolivia · 1794 days ago · 255 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.069 km WNW of Abra Pampa, Argentina · 1794 days ago · 274 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.398 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 1786 days ago · 227 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000fqeb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.