M4.3 earthquake 51 km W of Atocha, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 51 km W of Atocha, Bolivia on Thu, Dec 21, 2023, 6:33 AM GMT-4 (10:33 UTC), 220 km (137 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 70 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-12-21 10:33:23 UTC
- Depth
- 220.2 km (136.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.944° S, 66.718° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 64°
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.478 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 992 days ago · 213 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.770 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 976 days ago · 223 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m1g8. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:14 AM UTC.