M4.6 earthquake 34 km NW of Lebu, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 34 km NW of Lebu, Chile on Fri, Nov 4, 2011, 8:12 PM GMT-3 (23:12 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 17 km NNW of Lebu, 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
- 2011-11-04 23:12:28 UTC
- Depth
- 26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.352° S, 73.874° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (III) at Arauco, Concepcion, Coronel, Hualpen, San Pedro de la Paz, Talcahuano and Tirua; (II) at Chiguayante, Lebu and Tome.
From the USGS event page for usp000jabg. 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 123°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4Near the coast of Bio-Bio, Chile · 5435 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.717 km NNW of Lebu, Chile · 5430 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.541 km WSW of Cañete, Chile · 5421 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.450 km NNW of Lebu, Chile · 5407 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.673 km WNW of Arauco, Chile · 5388 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jabg. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC.