Bolivia earthquakes in 1973
12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Bolivia in 1973. The largest: M6.1 4 km NNE of Yacuiba, Bolivia, Oct 25, 1973.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1973 was located in Bolivia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1973
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.2Peru-Bolivia border region · 142 km deep
- 4.9150 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 210 km deep
- 5.327 km NNE of Yacuiba, Bolivia · 548 km deep
- 6.14 km NNE of Yacuiba, Bolivia · 529 km deep
- 4.7117 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 173 km deep
- 5.1133 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 107 km deep
- 5.015 km SW of Jorochito, Bolivia · 57 km deep
- 4.6153 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 159 km deep
- 5.796 km WSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 151 km deep
- 5.160 km SSW of Atocha, Bolivia · 198 km deep
- 4.9138 km SSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 138 km deep
- 4.990 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 134 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1973 | 0 | ||
| February 1973 | 1 | 4.9 | 90 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia |
| March 1973 | 1 | 4.9 | 138 km SSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia |
| April 1973 | 1 | 5.1 | 60 km SSW of Atocha, Bolivia |
| May 1973 | 0 | ||
| June 1973 | 0 | ||
| July 1973 | 2 | 5.7 | 96 km WSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia |
| August 1973 | 0 | ||
| September 1973 | 1 | 5.0 | 15 km SW of Jorochito, Bolivia |
| October 1973 | 5 | 6.1 | 4 km NNE of Yacuiba, Bolivia |
| November 1973 | 0 | ||
| December 1973 | 1 | 5.2 | Peru-Bolivia border region |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.