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M4.9 earthquake 16 km SW of La Ligua, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 16 km SW of La Ligua, Chile on Tue, Apr 17, 2012, 1:03 AM GMT-3 (04:03 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Tue, Apr 17, 2012, 1:03 AM GMT-3
UTC: 2012-04-17 04:03:18 UTC
Depth: 40.1 km (24.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 32.553° S, 71.366° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 22
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt (V) at Santiago and (IV) at Vina del Mar. Also felt at La Serena, Paine, Quilpue, Salamanca, San Fernando and Valparaiso. Felt at Mendoza, Argentina.

From the USGS event page for usp000jj3w. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

22 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap: 126°
Stations used: 38

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jj3w (also filed as usc00095bb). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC.