M4.2 earthquake 117 km WSW of Challapata, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 117 km WSW of Challapata, Bolivia on Tue, May 11, 2021, 10:47 AM GMT-4 (14:47 UTC), 224 km (139 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 167 km ENE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-05-11 14:47:14 UTC
- Depth
- 224.5 km (139.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.326° S, 67.792° 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 11.9 km horizontally, 11.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 127°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e450. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC.