M4.4 earthquake 46 km NNW of Lebu, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 46 km NNW of Lebu, Chile on Thu, May 10, 2012, 1:11 PM GMT-4 (17:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 104 km W of Lebu, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-05-10 17:11:52 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.249° S, 73.914° 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 usp000jk95. 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 153°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.210 km ESE of Lebu, Chile · 5243 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.236 km WNW of Arauco, Chile · 5226 days ago · 40 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.121 km WSW of Lebu, Chile · 5216 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.6104 km W of Lebu, Chile · 5211 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.637 km W of Lebu, Chile · 5203 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.321 km WSW of Lebu, Chile · 5198 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jk95. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.