M4.6 earthquake 37 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Wed, Mar 31, 2021, 2:50 AM GMT-4 (06:50 UTC), 203 km (126 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-31 06:50:28 UTC
- Depth
- 203.5 km (126.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.562° S, 67.169° W
- Region
- Bolivia
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.5 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 48°
- Stations used
- 81
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.076 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 1999 days ago · 238 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.3103 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1967 days ago · 185 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dxul. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.