Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 17 km E of Concepción, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 17 km E of Concepción, Chile on Sat, Feb 11, 2012, 5:41 AM GMT-3 (08:41 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 30 km WNW of Arauco, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2012-02-11 08:41:14 UTC
Depth
40.4 km (25.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.851° S, 72.860° 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 Chiguayante, Cobquecura, Concepcion, Penco, Talcahuano and Tome.

From the USGS event page for usp000jetq. 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
175°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.830 km WNW of Arauco, Chile · 5341 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.341 km W of Arauco, Chile · 5341 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.011 km SE of Cabrero, Chile · 5340 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.743 km WNW of Coronel, Chile · 5313 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.512 km WNW of Coronel, Chile · 5303 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 9
  6. 4.762 km NW of Arauco, Chile · 5292 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.144 km WNW of Coronel, Chile · 5289 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.711 km WNW of Talcahuano, Chile · 5354 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 26
  2. 5.031 km NNW of Tomé, Chile · 5366 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 12
  3. 4.423 km NW of Talcahuano, Chile · 5366 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 5.046 km NW of Talcahuano, Chile · 5366 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 6.124 km NNW of Tomé, Chile · 5366 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 156

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jetq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC.