M4.7 earthquake 17 km NNW of Lebu, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 17 km NNW of Lebu, Chile on Tue, Nov 22, 2011, 4:11 AM GMT-3 (07:11 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2011-11-22 07:11:05 UTC
- Depth
- 17.6 km (10.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.473° S, 73.765° 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 usp000jb8j. 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
- 197°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.541 km WSW of Cañete, Chile · 5421 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.217 km W of Yumbel, Chile · 5414 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.450 km NNW of Lebu, Chile · 5406 days ago · 32 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.673 km WNW of Arauco, Chile · 5387 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.688 km SW of Lebu, Chile · 5382 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jb8j. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:03 AM UTC.