Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 6 km ENE of La Ligua, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of La Ligua, Chile on Tue, Aug 28, 2012, 4:11 AM GMT-4 (08:11 UTC), 44 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 27 km E of Los Andes, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Tue, Aug 28, 2012, 4:11 AM GMT-4
UTC: 2012-08-28 08:11:25 UTC
Depth: 44.3 km (27.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 32.418° S, 71.169° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 15
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt (IV) at Quillota, Salamanca and Valparaiso; (III) at Illapel, Puchuncavi and Vina del Mar; (II) at Los Vilos, Quilpue, Rancagua, Santiago and Villa Alemana. Also felt at Limache.

From the USGS event page for usp000jqz4. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

15 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap: 60°
Stations used: 219

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jqz4 (also filed as usc000c943). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC.