M4.1 earthquake 59 km NNW of Constitución, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 59 km NNW of Constitución, Chile on Sat, Jun 16, 2012, 7:40 AM GMT-4 (11:40 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 27 km SE of Constitución, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-06-16 11:40:15 UTC
- Depth
- 30.2 km (18.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.847° S, 72.682° 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 usp000jmuj. 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
- 167°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.527 km SE of Constitución, Chile · 5215 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.251 km W of Santa Cruz, Chile · 5213 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.095 km NNW of Constitución, Chile · 5201 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.533 km ENE of Constitución, Chile · 5198 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jmuj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:09 PM UTC.