Bolivia earthquakes in 1976
9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Bolivia in 1976. The largest: M5.6 172 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia, Dec 17, 1976.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1976 was located in Bolivia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1976
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.6172 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 57 km deep
- 4.9156 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 73 km deep
- 5.6167 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 72 km deep
- 5.2164 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 78 km deep
- 5.1116 km WSW of Atocha, Bolivia · 266 km deep
- 4.6147 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 134 km deep
- 5.544 km S of Atocha, Bolivia · 188 km deep
- 4.947 km W of Challapata, Bolivia · 253 km deep
- 5.316 km S of Aiquile, Bolivia · 41 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1976 | 0 | ||
| February 1976 | 1 | 5.3 | 16 km S of Aiquile, Bolivia |
| March 1976 | 0 | ||
| April 1976 | 0 | ||
| May 1976 | 0 | ||
| June 1976 | 0 | ||
| July 1976 | 0 | ||
| August 1976 | 1 | 4.9 | 47 km W of Challapata, Bolivia |
| September 1976 | 2 | 5.5 | 44 km S of Atocha, Bolivia |
| October 1976 | 0 | ||
| November 1976 | 1 | 5.1 | 116 km WSW of Atocha, Bolivia |
| December 1976 | 4 | 5.6 | 172 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia |
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.