Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 5 km NNE of Melipilla, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Melipilla, Chile on Mon, Dec 17, 2012, 9:45 PM GMT-3 (00:45 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 46 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Mon, Dec 17, 2012, 9:45 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2012-12-18 00:45:03 UTC
Depth: 65.9 km (40.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 33.645° S, 71.187° W
Region: Chile
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (III) at Curacavi, El Quisco, Maria Pinto, Melipilla, San Pedro, Santo Domingo and Tiltil; (II) at Algarrobo, Salamanca, San Antonio and Valparaiso. Also felt at Santiago.

From the USGS event page for usp000jx38. 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: 161°
Stations used: 12

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jx38. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.