M4.2 earthquake 10 km SSE of Curicó, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Curicó, Chile on Sun, Sep 23, 2012, 11:50 PM GMT-3 (02:50 UTC), 118 km (74 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 56 km W of Rauco, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-09-24 02:50:04 UTC
- Depth
- 118.3 km (73.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 35.060° S, 71.178° 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 Pelarco; (III) at Chepica, Chimbarongo, Lolol, Molina, Paredones, Pichilemu, Rio Claro, Romeral, San Fernando, Santa Cruz, San Vicente de Taguatagua, Talca and Villa Alegre; (II) at Cauquenes, Constitucion, Curico, Maule, Parral, Pencahue and Rancagua.
From the USGS event page for usp000jsv2. 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
- 117°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.456 km W of Rauco, Chile · 5110 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.249 km W of Santa Cruz, Chile · 5097 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.343 km WNW of Rauco, Chile · 5081 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jsv2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC.