Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 32 km SW of Lebu, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 32 km SW of Lebu, Chile on Mon, Jan 23, 2012, 12:02 AM GMT-3 (03:02 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 26 km NW of Lebu, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2012-01-23 03:02:42 UTC
Depth
42.4 km (26.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.781° S, 73.958° 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 usp000jdv8. 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
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2112 km W of Carahue, Chile · 5354 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.9120 km WSW of Lebu, Chile · 5351 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 5.626 km NW of Lebu, Chile · 5348 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 53
  4. 4.325 km NW of Lebu, Chile · 5347 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.265 km NW of Lebu, Chile · 5342 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.830 km WNW of Arauco, Chile · 5341 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.341 km W of Arauco, Chile · 5341 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.256 km NW of Carahue, Chile · 5328 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.688 km SW of Lebu, Chile · 5380 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.673 km WNW of Arauco, Chile · 5386 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.9129 km WSW of Lebu, Chile · 5392 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jdv8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC.