M4.1 earthquake 108 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 108 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Sun, Aug 15, 2021, 7:32 PM GMT-4 (23:32 UTC), 192 km (119 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 139 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-08-15 23:32:19 UTC
- Depth
- 191.7 km (119.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.388° S, 67.171° 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 6.2 km horizontally, 13.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 59°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2123 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1867 days ago · 199 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.5149 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1864 days ago · 206 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.418 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1864 days ago · 255 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
- 4.6139 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1860 days ago · 216 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.1Potosi, Bolivia · 1835 days ago · 234 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.679 km SSW of Atocha, Bolivia · 1828 days ago · 213 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000f6rk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.