M4.2 earthquake 112 km W of Carahue, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 112 km W of Carahue, Chile on Sat, Feb 4, 2012, 7:12 AM GMT-3 (10:12 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 120 km WSW 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
- 2012-02-04 10:12:55 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.551° S, 74.433° 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 usp000jefe. 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
- 255°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9120 km WSW of Lebu, Chile · 5352 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.256 km NW of Carahue, Chile · 5329 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jefe. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:06 AM UTC.