M4.2 earthquake 55 km WSW of Atocha, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 55 km WSW of Atocha, Bolivia on Wed, Nov 3, 2021, 9:14 PM GMT-4 (01:14 UTC), 255 km (158 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 82 km SSW of Atocha, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 2021-11-04 01:14:22 UTC
- Depth
- 254.9 km (158.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.080° S, 66.734° 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 9.6 km horizontally, 15.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 78°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.398 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 1786 days ago · 227 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.3113 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1773 days ago · 174 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
- 4.0102 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1773 days ago · 199 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.882 km SSW of Atocha, Bolivia · 1761 days ago · 209 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.399 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 1756 days ago · 250 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.580 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1749 days ago · 212 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.2110 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 1748 days ago · 254 km deep · 63 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000frad. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:07 AM UTC.