Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 33 km NE of Cauquenes, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 33 km NE of Cauquenes, Chile on Tue, Mar 20, 2012, 11:41 PM GMT-3 (02:41 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 23 km NE of Constitución, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Tue, Mar 20, 2012, 11:41 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2012-03-21 02:41:00 UTC
Depth: 67.0 km (41.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 35.789° S, 72.029° W
Region: Chile
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt (IV) at Cauquenes, Chanco, Curico, Empedrado, Maule, Parral, Pencahue, Romeral and San Javier; (III) at Chillan, Chillan Viejo, Cobquecura, Colbun, Constitucion, Duao, Iloca, Linares, Longavi, Molina, Pelarco, Pelluhue, Quirihue, San Clemente and Talca; (II) at Coelemu and Pichilemu.

From the USGS event page for usp000jgjh. 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: 123°
Stations used: 37

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jgjh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.