M4.5 earthquake 33 km ENE of Constitución, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 33 km ENE of Constitución, Chile on Sun, Jul 8, 2012, 9:44 PM GMT-4 (01:44 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-07-09 01:44:27 UTC
- Depth
- 49.7 km (30.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.213° S, 72.069° 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 Talca; (III) at Constitucion, Iloca, Longavi, Pelarco and Pencahue; (II) at Curico, Parral, Rio Claro and Villa Alegre.
From the USGS event page for usp000jnsh. 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
- 113°
- Stations used
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.037 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 5149 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.417 km ESE of Colbún, Chile · 5140 days ago · 99 km deep · 97 km away
Before
- 4.095 km NNW of Constitución, Chile · 5202 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.55 km SSW of Talca, Chile · 5211 days ago · 84 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 6
- 4.251 km W of Santa Cruz, Chile · 5214 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.527 km SE of Constitución, Chile · 5215 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.159 km NNW of Constitución, Chile · 5220 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jnsh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC.