M4.7 earthquake 43 km WNW of Coronel, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 43 km WNW of Coronel, Chile on Fri, Mar 16, 2012, 3:20 AM GMT-3 (06:20 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-03-16 06:20:12 UTC
- Depth
- 26.7 km (16.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.895° S, 73.596° 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 usp000jgb2. 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
- 145°
- Stations used
- 89
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.512 km WNW of Coronel, Chile · 5302 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 9
- 4.762 km NW of Arauco, Chile · 5292 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.429 km NW of Lebu, Chile · 5291 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.144 km WNW of Coronel, Chile · 5288 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.354 km NW of Tomé, Chile · 5282 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.017 km WSW of Quirihue, Chile · 5277 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.446 km NNW of Lebu, Chile · 5258 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jgb2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.