Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 5 km NNE of Molina, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Molina, Chile on Thu, Feb 2, 2012, 4:07 AM GMT-3 (07:07 UTC), 115 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 23 km NE of Constitución, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2012-02-02 07:07:34 UTC
Depth
115.3 km (71.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
35.067° S, 71.267° 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 Curico and (II) at Lolol, Rancagua and Talca.

From the USGS event page for usp000je9y. 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
144°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.711 km ENE of Molina, Chile · 5346 days ago · 90 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 6
  2. 4.533 km W of Rauco, Chile · 5344 days ago · 52 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.567 km W of Santa Cruz, Chile · 5341 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 6
  4. 4.042 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 5336 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.932 km W of Rauco, Chile · 5317 days ago · 70 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 34
  6. 4.044 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 5310 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 7.123 km NE of Constitución, Chile · 5304 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1,122
  8. 4.447 km NE of Constitución, Chile · 5304 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.525 km NE of Constitución, Chile · 5299 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.430 km ENE of Constitución, Chile · 5298 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.142 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 5363 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.559 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 5366 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 6

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000je9y. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:12 PM UTC.