M4.4 earthquake 50 km NNW of Lebu, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 50 km NNW of Lebu, Chile on Thu, Dec 15, 2011, 9:58 PM GMT-3 (00:58 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 26 km NW 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2011-12-16 00:58:47 UTC
- Depth
- 31.8 km (19.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.204° S, 73.909° 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 Concepcion and Florida and (II) at Arauco and Lebu.
From the USGS event page for usp000jc8d. 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
- 173°
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.673 km WNW of Arauco, Chile · 5387 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.332 km SW of Lebu, Chile · 5368 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.046 km NW of Talcahuano, Chile · 5367 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.423 km NW of Talcahuano, Chile · 5367 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.711 km WNW of Talcahuano, Chile · 5355 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 26
- 5.626 km NW of Lebu, Chile · 5349 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 53
- 4.325 km NW of Lebu, Chile · 5348 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jc8d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.