M4.8 earthquake 53 km SE of Colbún, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 53 km SE of Colbún, Chile on Sat, Jul 14, 2012, 6:34 PM GMT-4 (22:34 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-07-14 22:34:40 UTC
- Depth
- 10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.077° S, 71.050° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 4
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.8 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · 56 stations |
| 5.1 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.2 |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (V) at Talca; (IV) at Constitucion; (III) at Linares, Longavi, Maule, Parral, Pelarco, San Clemente and Villa Alegre; (II) at Pencahue and Rio Claro. Also felt at Santiago.
From the USGS event page for usp000jp0w. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 90°
- Stations used
- 96
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jp0w (also filed as usb000b6ln, iscgem601273540). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC.