M6.0 earthquake 86 km ESE of Colbún, Chile
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 86 km ESE of Colbún, Chile on Thu, Jun 7, 2012, 12:05 AM GMT-4 (04:05 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (Mww, W-phase moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-06-07 04:05:04 UTC
- Depth
- 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.074° S, 70.570° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 71
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 6.0 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 6.3 | Me, energy | Choy, USGS energy magnitude | Reviewed |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (VII) at Parral; (VI) at Cauquenes, Linares, Longavi, Retiro and San Clemente; (V) at Chanco, Concepcion, Pelarco, Pelluhue, Quirihue, Rio Claro, Talca and Talcahuano. Felt widely in central Chile as far as Quillota and Temuco. Also felt at Cutral-Co, Argentina.
From the USGS event page for usp000jmf2. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 30.7% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.4 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
71 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 12°, dip 63°, rake -161°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 273°, dip 73°, rake -27°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 29°
- Stations used
- 461
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.048 km SE of Colbún, Chile · 5229 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.853 km SE of Colbún, Chile · 5192 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jmf2 (also filed as usb000a95q, choy20120607040504, iscgem604029413, atlas20120607040505). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC.