M4.4 earthquake 92 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 92 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia on Mon, Aug 17, 2026, 3:59 AM GMT-4 (07:59 UTC), 243 km (151 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 116 km SE 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-17 07:59:11 UTC
- Depth
- 243.2 km (151.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.426° S, 66.938° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 87°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 since this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.356 km E of Ollagüe, Chile · 27 days ago · 212 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.5116 km SE of Ollagüe, Chile · 11 days ago · 193 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usd0015ecm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC.