Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 30 km WNW of Arauco, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 30 km WNW of Arauco, Chile on Fri, Feb 17, 2012, 5:01 AM GMT-3 (08:01 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Fri, Feb 17, 2012, 5:01 AM GMT-3
UTC: 2012-02-17 08:01:18 UTC
Depth: 14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.175° S, 73.646° W
Region: Chile
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
4.8	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · 57 stations
5.14	Mw, moment	ISC-GEM global catalog	Final · ±0.1

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (IV) at Canete, Curanilahue, Lebu and Tirua and (III) at Arauco, Chiguayante, Concepcion, Coronel, Lota, Penco and Talcahuano.

From the USGS event page for usp000jf14. 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: 117°
Stations used: 99

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jf14 (also filed as iscgem600668615). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:38 AM UTC.