M4.5 earthquake 8 km SW of Lebu, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Lebu, Chile on Sun, Oct 21, 2012, 8:40 AM GMT-3 (11:40 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 59 km SSW 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-10-21 11:40:36 UTC
- Depth
- 15.2 km (9.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.658° S, 73.723° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV) at Curanilahue, Puren and Renaico; (III) at Angol, Arauco, Collipulli, Concepcion, Coronel, Lebu, Los Alamos and Talcahuano; (II) at Carahue.
From the USGS event page for usp000ju8w. 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
- 135°
- Stations used
- 68
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.415 km WSW of Lebu, Chile · 5087 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.427 km SE of Cañete, Chile · 5078 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.627 km W of Nacimiento, Chile · 5078 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 14
- 4.015 km W of Lebu, Chile · 5068 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.759 km SSW of Cañete, Chile · 5067 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ju8w. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.