M4.2 earthquake 10 km ESE of Lebu, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Lebu, Chile on Fri, May 25, 2012, 6:12 PM GMT-4 (22:12 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 28 km SSE of Cañete, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-05-25 22:12:23 UTC
- Depth
- 12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.654° S, 73.547° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (V) at Lebu; (IV) at Arauco, Canete, Coronel and Los Alamos; (III) at Chiguayante, Concepcion, Hualpen, Lota, Penco, San Pedro de la Paz, Talcahuano, Tirua and Tome; (II) at Angol.
From the USGS event page for usp000jkxn. 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
- 189°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.236 km WNW of Arauco, Chile · 5226 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.121 km WSW of Lebu, Chile · 5216 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.728 km SSE of Cañete, Chile · 5203 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 99
- 4.637 km W of Lebu, Chile · 5203 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.321 km WSW of Lebu, Chile · 5198 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jkxn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC.