M4.7 earthquake 62 km NW of Arauco, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 62 km NW of Arauco, Chile on Fri, Apr 6, 2012, 2:11 PM GMT-3 (17:11 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 2012-04-06 17:11:27 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.926° S, 73.899° 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 usp000jhb6. 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 157°
- Stations used
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.429 km NW of Lebu, Chile · 5291 days ago · 44 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.144 km WNW of Coronel, Chile · 5289 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.354 km NW of Tomé, Chile · 5282 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.446 km NNW of Lebu, Chile · 5258 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.210 km ESE of Lebu, Chile · 5243 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.181 km NW of Talcahuano, Chile · 5235 days ago · 56 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jhb6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:26 AM UTC.