M4.6 earthquake 119 km NW of Constitución, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 119 km NW of Constitución, Chile on Mon, Oct 31, 2011, 3:24 PM GMT-3 (18:24 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 153 km NW of Constitución, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2011-10-31 18:24:15 UTC
- Depth
- 23.1 km (14.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.705° S, 73.478° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000ja5x. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 151°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7153 km NW of Constitución, Chile · 5418 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.492 km W of Constitución, Chile · 5409 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.465 km NW of Constitución, Chile · 5404 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayChile earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ja5x. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:01 AM UTC.