M5.2 earthquake 36 km SE of Cañete, Chile
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 36 km SE of Cañete, Chile on Fri, Nov 11, 2011, 5:08 AM GMT-3 (08:08 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2011-11-11 08:08:47 UTC
- Depth
- 33.8 km (21.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.035° S, 73.103° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 34
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.22 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (V) at Angol; (IV) at Arauco, Carahue, Collipulli, Curacautin, Lautaro, Los Angeles, Lumaco, Padre Las Casas, Panguipulli, Penco, Renaico, Temuco and Villarrica; (III) at Cabrero, Chillan, Cobquecura, Concepcion, Coronel, Hualpencillo, La Laja, Lanco, Lebu, Los Alamos, Mafil, Mehuin, San Pedro, San Rosendo, Talcahuano and Tome; (II) at Los Lagos and Valdivia. Also felt at Bulnes, Canete, Victoria and Vilcun.
From the USGS event page for usp000japg. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
34 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 346°, dip 20°, rake 76°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 181°, dip 71°, rake 95°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 65°
- Stations used
- 229
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4Near the coast of Bio-Bio, Chile · 5436 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.717 km NNW of Lebu, Chile · 5431 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.541 km WSW of Cañete, Chile · 5422 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000japg (also filed as usc0006qat, iscgem17528456). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC.