Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 78 km N of Constitución, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 78 km N of Constitución, Chile on Fri, Sep 14, 2012, 9:40 PM GMT-3 (00:40 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 68 km SW of San Antonio, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2012-09-15 00:40:16 UTC
Depth
34.1 km (21.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.638° S, 72.564° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (III) at Linares and Longavi; (II) at Constitucion, Parral and San Clemente.

From the USGS event page for usp000jsb9. 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
115°
Stations used
97

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.591 km NNW of Constitución, Chile · 5131 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.558 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 5125 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.3119 km NW of Constitución, Chile · 5117 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.456 km W of Rauco, Chile · 5110 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.259 km NNW of Constitución, Chile · 5110 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.2135 km NW of Constitución, Chile · 5107 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.694 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 5105 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  8. 4.789 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 5104 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.293 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 5104 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.577 km W of Santa Cruz, Chile · 5101 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.249 km W of Santa Cruz, Chile · 5097 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.343 km WNW of Rauco, Chile · 5082 days ago · 60 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.663 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 5073 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  14. 4.868 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 5073 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  15. 4.474 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 5073 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.037 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 5149 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jsb9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC.