M5.6 earthquake 26 km NW of Lebu, Chile
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 26 km NW of Lebu, Chile on Fri, Feb 10, 2012, 11:58 PM GMT-3 (02:58 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mwb, body-wave moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-02-11 02:58:17 UTC
- Depth
- 20.2 km (12.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.456° S, 73.884° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 53
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | Mwb, body-wave moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.64 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (V) at Arauco, Lebu, Linares, Talcahuano and Tirua; (IV) at Angol, Chiguayante, Chillan, Cobquecura, Concepcion, Coronel, Lota, Parral, Puerto Saavedra and San Fabian. Felt in much of south-central Chile from Talca to Valdivia. Also felt at Cutral-Co and Neuquen, Argentina.
From the USGS event page for usp000jetb. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 7.7% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
53 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 2°, dip 17°, rake 94°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 178°, dip 73°, rake 89°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 35°
- Stations used
- 388
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.325 km NW of Lebu, Chile · 5347 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.265 km NW of Lebu, Chile · 5342 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.830 km WNW of Arauco, Chile · 5341 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.341 km W of Arauco, Chile · 5341 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.743 km WNW of Coronel, Chile · 5313 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.512 km WNW of Coronel, Chile · 5303 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 9
- 4.762 km NW of Arauco, Chile · 5292 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.429 km NW of Lebu, Chile · 5291 days ago · 44 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.144 km WNW of Coronel, Chile · 5289 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jetb (also filed as usb0007z1v, iscgem600561750). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC.