Bolivia earthquakes in 1986
16 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Bolivia in 1986. The largest: M6.3 65 km W of Challapata, Bolivia, Mar 15, 1986.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1986 was located in Bolivia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1986
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.0Chile-Bolivia border region · 197 km deep
- 4.5114 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 189 km deep
- 4.9Chuquisaca, Bolivia · 61 km deep
- 4.681 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 256 km deep
- 5.329 km W of Chimoré, Bolivia · 20 km deep
- 5.335 km W of Chimoré, Bolivia · 19 km deep
- 4.816 km SSW of Chimoré, Bolivia · 33 km deep
- 4.941 km ENE of Colomi, Bolivia · 48 km deep
- 5.938 km NE of Colomi, Bolivia · 13 km deep
- 4.5112 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 204 km deep
- 5.3Oruro-Potosi border region, Bolivia · 213 km deep
- 4.546 km N of Colchani, Bolivia · 250 km deep
- 4.928 km WSW of Chimoré, Bolivia · 52 km deep
- 6.365 km W of Challapata, Bolivia · 243 km deep
- 4.9102 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 189 km deep
- 4.885 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 222 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1986 | 1 | 4.8 | 85 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia |
| February 1986 | 1 | 4.9 | 102 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia |
| March 1986 | 4 | 6.3 | 65 km W of Challapata, Bolivia |
| April 1986 | 1 | 4.5 | 112 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia |
| May 1986 | 3 | 5.9 | 38 km NE of Colomi, Bolivia |
| June 1986 | 2 | 5.3 | 29 km W of Chimoré, Bolivia |
| July 1986 | 1 | 4.6 | 81 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia |
| August 1986 | 1 | 4.9 | Chuquisaca, Bolivia |
| September 1986 | 1 | 4.5 | 114 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia |
| October 1986 | 0 | ||
| November 1986 | 0 | ||
| December 1986 | 1 | 5.0 | Chile-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.