Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 89 km NW of Constitución, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 89 km NW of Constitución, Chile on Wed, Feb 15, 2012, 4:36 AM GMT-3 (07:36 UTC), 10 km (6 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2012-02-15 07:36:13 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.665° S, 72.958° 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 usp000jeyx. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.567 km W of Santa Cruz, Chile · 5340 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 6
  2. 4.635 km SW of Constitución, Chile · 5325 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.374 km NNW of Constitución, Chile · 5320 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 7.123 km NE of Constitución, Chile · 5303 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1,122
  5. 4.636 km NW of Constitución, Chile · 5303 days ago · 44 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.447 km NE of Constitución, Chile · 5303 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.124 km NNW of Constitución, Chile · 5303 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.7Near the coast of Maule, Chile · 5301 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.122 km N of Constitución, Chile · 5301 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.525 km NE of Constitución, Chile · 5299 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 5.0110 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 5295 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 8

Before

  1. 4.559 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 5365 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 6

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jeyx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.