Bolivia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 145 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 145 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 2:55 PM GMT-3 (17:55 UTC), 167 km (104 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 131 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-12-25 17:55:01 UTC
Depth
167.1 km (103.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.326° S, 67.870° 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 8.2 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
71

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2143 km N of Calama, Chile · 1741 days ago · 114 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.7131 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1735 days ago · 138 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.2146 km N of Calama, Chile · 1732 days ago · 119 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.2162 km N of Calama, Chile · 1726 days ago · 110 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.0130 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1722 days ago · 151 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.2114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1718 days ago · 124 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.0140 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 1717 days ago · 184 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.4161 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1714 days ago · 148 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.2114 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1712 days ago · 226 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.6121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1709 days ago · 131 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.4112 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1708 days ago · 168 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.4128 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1708 days ago · 195 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.0110 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1700 days ago · 213 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.5127 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1693 days ago · 125 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.4119 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 1689 days ago · 187 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.2144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1686 days ago · 140 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.4137 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 1683 days ago · 181 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.2110 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 1748 days ago · 254 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.486 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1749 days ago · 107 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.580 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1749 days ago · 212 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.1152 km N of Calama, Chile · 1753 days ago · 136 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.5120 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1756 days ago · 117 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gf9n. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC.