Light mag. 4.8 earthquake - 272 km southwest of Ciudad Potosi, Departamento de Potosi, Bolivia, on Wednesday, Nov 24, 2021 2:18 pm (GMT -4) -
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Light magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 177 km depth
24 Nov 18:22 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 4 minutes.
24 Nov 18:25: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 211.0 to 177.0 km (from 131 to 110 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 17 km (10.7 mi) towards ESE.
24 Nov 18:25: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 211.0 to 177.0 km (from 131 to 110 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 17 km (10.7 mi) towards ESE.
Update Wed, 24 Nov 2021, 18:30
Moderate magnitude 4.8 quake hits 45 km southwest of San Cristobal de Lipez, Bolivia early afternoon 4.8 quake 24 Nov 2:18 pm (GMT -4)
The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 4.8 quake in Bolivia near San Cristobal de Lipez, Departamento de Potosi, only 12 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early afternoon on Wednesday, November 24th, 2021, at 2:18 pm local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 177 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.8 earthquake as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include San Cristobal de Lipez (pop. 75) located 45 km from the epicenter.
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A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.8 earthquake as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include San Cristobal de Lipez (pop. 75) located 45 km from the epicenter.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
Earthquake data
Local time at epicenter: Wednesday, Nov 24, 2021 2:18 pm (GMT -4)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 177.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 21.38°S / 67.52°W
(Departamento de Potosi, Bolivia)Antipode: 21.38°N / 112.48°E
Nearest volcano: Ollague (69 km / 43 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
45 km (28 mi) SW of San Cristobal de Lipez (Potosí) (pop: 75) --> See nearby quakes!
125 km (78 mi) SW of Uyuni (Antonio Quijarro, Potosí) (pop: 10,300) --> See nearby quakes!
187 km (116 mi) W of Tupiza (Sud Chichas, Potosí) (pop: 22,200) --> See nearby quakes!
188 km (117 mi) NE of Calama (Antofagasta, Chile) (pop: 143,100) --> See nearby quakes!
214 km (133 mi) WNW of Villazon (Modesto Omiste, Potosí) (pop: 30,300) --> See nearby quakes!
272 km (169 mi) SW of Ciudad Potosi (Potosí) (pop: 141,300) --> See nearby quakes!
289 km (180 mi) W of Tarija (pop: 159,300) --> See nearby quakes!
343 km (213 mi) SSW of Llallagua (Rafael Bustillo, Potosí) (pop: 28,100) --> See nearby quakes!
352 km (218 mi) SW of Sucre (Chuquisaca) (pop: 224,800) --> See nearby quakes!
380 km (236 mi) S of Oruro (pop: 208,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
17.7°C (64 F), humidity: 17%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from NNE
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Overcast Clouds
17.7°C (64 F), humidity: 17%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from NNEEstimated released energy: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.8 | 177 km | Chile-Bolivia Border Region | GFZ |
| 4.6 | 178 km | POTOSI, BOLIVIA | EMSC |
| 4.6 | 180 km | 114 Km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia | USGS |
| 4.5 | 180 km | Southern Bolivia | USP |
| 4.6 | 180 km | Chile-Bolivia Border Region | RaspberryShake |
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