Bolivia earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 118 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 118 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia on Mon, Aug 1, 2022, 2:47 AM GMT-4 (06:47 UTC), 246 km (153 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 64 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-08-01 06:47:19 UTC
Depth
246.1 km (152.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.290° S, 67.544° W
Region
Bolivia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.0 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1144 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 1522 days ago · 189 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.071 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1513 days ago · 208 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.264 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1513 days ago · 204 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.1133 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1512 days ago · 130 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.4139 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1529 days ago · 188 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.488 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1531 days ago · 178 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.5146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1543 days ago · 134 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 1546 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.4148 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1553 days ago · 137 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i740. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.