Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 68 km W of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 68 km W of Illapel, Chile on Sun, Nov 4, 2012, 11:33 AM GMT-3 (14:33 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 66 km WSW of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2012-11-04 14:33:06 UTC
Depth
43.0 km (26.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.729° S, 71.885° 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 usp000jv12. 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

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Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
31

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.666 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 5083 days ago · 36 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.357 km NNW of Illapel, Chile · 5055 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Off the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 5094 days ago · 44 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.388 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 5099 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.575 km W of Illapel, Chile · 5099 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.082 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 5099 days ago · 43 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.584 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 5100 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 5.061 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 5103 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 6
  7. 4.152 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 5110 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.169 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 5112 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.689 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 5112 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 8

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jv12. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.