M4.0 earthquake 73 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 73 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia on Thu, Sep 26, 2024, 6:51 PM GMT-4 (22:51 UTC), 202 km (125 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 115 km ESE of Ollagüe, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-09-26 22:51:43 UTC
- Depth
- 201.8 km (125.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.342° S, 66.780° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 100°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.374 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 738 days ago · 181 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.567 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 735 days ago · 194 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.8115 km ESE of Ollagüe, Chile · 710 days ago · 185 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ngps. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.