Seismic history
Major earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and geological events in Bolivia, 1900–2026, with sources and detailed information.
Total earthquakes
185
M5+
Strongest
M8.2
M7+ events
14
| Date | Magnitude | Location | Depth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-06-09 | 8.2 | 55 km NNW of Reyes, Bolivia | 631 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-06-13 | 7.8 | 102 km ENE of Iquique, Chile | 116 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1957-11-29 | 7.7 | 51 km W of Atocha, Bolivia | 233 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2007-11-14 | 7.7 |
| 36 km ESE of Tocopilla, Chile |
| 40 km |
| USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1963-08-15 | 7.7 | 50 km N of Sandia, Peru | 550 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1958-07-26 | 7.5 | 81 km SSE of Puerto Rosario de Laberinto, Peru | 612 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1915-06-06 | 7.3 | 136 km WSW of Challapata, Bolivia | 160 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1967-12-21 | 7.3 | 34 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile | 45 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1910-10-04 | 7.2 | 78 km SW of Colchani, Bolivia | 120 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1987-08-08 | 7.2 | 68 km SSE of Arica, Chile | 70 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1959-06-14 | 7.1 | 136 km E of Iquique, Chile | 109 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1997-01-23 | 7.1 | 16 km NW of Villazón, Bolivia | 276 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1909-05-17 | 7.0 | 69 km NW of Camargo, Bolivia | 255 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1993-05-24 | 7.0 | 87 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina | 221 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2026-05-25 | 6.9 | 34 km ENE of Calama, Chile | 109 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1994-01-10 | 6.9 | 74 km S of Tambopata, Peru | 596 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1983-02-25 | 6.9 | 77 km SE of Palca, Peru | 146 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1916-12-23 | 6.8 | 81 km WSW of Calama, Chile | 75 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-11-17 | 6.8 | 68 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile | 147 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2018-04-02 | 6.8 | 38 km SE of Boyuibe, Bolivia | 559 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1967-12-27 | 6.7 | 136 km NNE of Calama, Chile | 115 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1965-08-20 | 6.7 | 39 km NNW of Colchane, Chile | 126 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1997-11-28 | 6.7 | 97 km NE of Sandia, Peru | 586 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1988-02-22 | 6.7 | 78 km SSE of Iquique, Chile | 70 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1998-05-22 | 6.6 | 25 km NNW of Mizque, Bolivia | 24 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2011-11-22 | 6.6 | 62 km SSW of Trinidad, Bolivia | 550 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1999-11-30 | 6.6 | 127 km ESE of Arica, Chile | 128 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-10-10 | 6.6 | 68 km SSE of Challapata, Bolivia | 266 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1934-12-04 | 6.5 | 105 km SSE of Arica, Chile | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1976-11-30 | 6.5 | 132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile | 82 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2002-03-28 | 6.5 | 107 km NE of Calama, Chile | 125 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2017-02-21 | 6.5 | 41 km E of Padilla, Bolivia | 596 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1947-02-24 | 6.4 | 5 km WNW of Mapiri, Bolivia | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1974-01-02 | 6.4 | 45 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile | 105 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2001-07-24 | 6.4 | 126 km NE of Iquique, Chile | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1984-12-11 | 6.4 | 33 km E of Calama, Chile | 92 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2015-03-23 | 6.4 | 94 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia | 130 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2007-07-21 | 6.4 | 19 km WSW of La Quiaca, Argentina | 290 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1938-04-17 | 6.4 | Tarapaca, Chile | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1957-08-26 | 6.3 | 45 km W of Abapó, Bolivia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1955-01-31 | 6.3 | 207 km WSW of Sinop, Brazil | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1968-08-23 | 6.3 | 13 km ENE of Yacuiba, Bolivia | 534 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1956-08-23 | 6.3 | 36 km W of Mapiri, Bolivia | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1963-12-03 | 6.3 | 70 km SSE of Tocopilla, Chile | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1994-12-12 | 6.3 | 45 km E of Estique, Peru | 148 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1986-03-15 | 6.3 | 65 km W of Challapata, Bolivia | 243 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1983-01-01 | 6.3 | 42 km S of Desaguadero, Peru | 172 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2018-01-21 | 6.3 | 100 km ESE of Arica, Chile | 116 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2010-07-12 | 6.3 | 80 km ENE of Calama, Chile | 115 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2019-03-15 | 6.3 | 31 km SSE of Tarata, Bolivia | 359 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2022-07-27 | 6.2 | Antofagasta, Chile | 112 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1975-08-10 | 6.2 | 92 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina | 166 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2009-11-14 | 6.2 | 100 km WSW of Abra Pampa, Argentina | 220 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1997-04-01 | 6.2 | 73 km SE of Palca, Peru | 114 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2008-10-12 | 6.2 | 62 km NNE of Camargo, Bolivia | 353 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1989-04-05 | 6.2 | 137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile | 112 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1988-07-28 | 6.2 | 12 km WNW of Villazón, Bolivia | 279 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2020-09-11 | 6.2 | 82 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile | 51 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2016-08-04 | 6.2 | 49 km WSW of La Quiaca, Argentina | 270 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2012-05-14 | 6.2 | 40 km ENE of Palca, Peru | 106 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1906-05-05 | 6.2 | 2 km S of Palca, Peru | 60 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2025-01-02 | 6.1 | 84 km NNW of Calama, Chile | 99 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1973-02-01 | 6.1 | 51 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina | 229 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1980-05-26 | 6.1 | 134 km NE of Iquique, Chile | 114 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2004-03-17 | 6.1 | 38 km NNE of Tupiza, Bolivia | 290 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2001-06-29 | 6.1 | 53 km W of Potosí, Bolivia | 274 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1934-12-23 | 6.1 | 93 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1967-05-11 | 6.1 | 139 km E of Iquique, Chile | 109 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1920-08-13 | 6.1 | 40 km SSE of Vallegrande, Bolivia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1960-12-06 | 6.1 | 92 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile | 50 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1951-05-15 | 6.0 | 78 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile | 53 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1958-07-11 | 6.0 | 116 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile | 55 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-10-10 | 6.0 | 61 km WSW of Abra Pampa, Argentina | 253 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1970-11-28 | 6.0 | 94 km SSE of Iquique, Chile | 45 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1993-10-19 | 6.0 | 47 km NW of Abra Pampa, Argentina | 272 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2007-11-18 | 6.0 | Jujuy, Argentina | 246 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2003-07-27 | 6.0 | 56 km N of Camargo, Bolivia | 345 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1987-11-06 | 6.0 | 32 km SE of General Mosconi, Argentina | 538 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-05-18 | 6.0 | 141 km SSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia | 110 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1984-01-01 | 6.0 | 48 km WSW of Abra Pampa, Argentina | 272 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1982-12-31 | 6.0 | 168 km NNE of Calama, Chile | 118 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2015-06-10 | 6.0 | 50 km E of Calama, Chile | 124 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1965-06-12 | 5.9 | 127 km E of Iquique, Chile | 102 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1979-05-14 | 5.9 | 44 km SSW of Calama, Chile | 85 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1974-07-01 | 5.9 | 66 km S of Tarija, Bolivia | 13 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1999-03-02 | 5.9 | 37 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile | 111 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1995-09-09 | 5.9 | 86 km E of Iquique, Chile | 75 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1994-05-10 | 5.9 | 76 km NNE of Iquique, Chile | 52 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-02-27 | 5.9 | 42 km NW of Villa Yapacaní, Bolivia | 601 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2006-10-17 | 5.9 | 162 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia | 141 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1986-05-09 | 5.9 | 38 km NE of Colomi, Bolivia | 13 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1983-09-01 | 5.9 | 12 km ESE of Chuquitira, Peru | 105 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2011-06-08 | 5.9 | 43 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru | 146 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1971-08-14 | 5.9 | 136 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia | 185 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1948-12-26 | 5.8 | 81 km SW of Calama, Chile | 54 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1976-02-05 | 5.8 | 110 km NE of Calama, Chile | 98 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2010-04-05 | 5.8 | 142 km ENE of Iquique, Chile | 94 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2009-11-13 | 5.8 | 26 km NNW of Mairana, Bolivia | 608 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1992-01-27 | 5.8 | 141 km NE of Calama, Chile | 145 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1991-12-02 | 5.8 | 23 km NW of Yumani, Bolivia | 241 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |