M4.2 earthquake 36 km WNW of Arauco, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 36 km WNW of Arauco, Chile on Mon, Jun 11, 2012, 5:50 AM GMT-4 (09:50 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 37 km W 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-06-11 09:50:59 UTC
- Depth
- 39.9 km (24.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.072° S, 73.661° 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 usp000jmmk. 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
- 150°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.121 km WSW of Lebu, Chile · 5216 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.637 km W of Lebu, Chile · 5203 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.321 km WSW of Lebu, Chile · 5198 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jmmk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:25 AM UTC.