M4.4 earthquake 92 km SSW of Atocha, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 92 km SSW of Atocha, Bolivia on Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 4:47 AM GMT-4 (08:47 UTC), 214 km (133 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 138 km NE 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-04-21 08:47:12 UTC
- Depth
- 214.4 km (133.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.642° S, 66.692° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 52°
- Stations used
- 45
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
- 4.368 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 1621 days ago · 234 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.2105 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1620 days ago · 185 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.5105 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1594 days ago · 197 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.0Potosi, Bolivia · 1587 days ago · 236 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.6138 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1573 days ago · 175 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.141 km W of Villazón, Bolivia · 1569 days ago · 272 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000hf81. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC.