Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 11 km ENE of Molina, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Molina, Chile on Sun, Feb 12, 2012, 10:28 PM GMT-3 (01:28 UTC), 90 km (56 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: 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sun, Feb 12, 2012, 10:28 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2012-02-13 01:28:37 UTC
Depth: 89.7 km (55.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 35.070° S, 71.166° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 6
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt (II) at Curico, Pencahue, Rio Claro, San Clemente and Talca; (II) at Chepica, Chimbarongo, Colbun, Constitucion, Linares, Molina, Parral, Pichilemu and Villa Alegre. Also felt at Buin, Paine and Quillota.

From the USGS event page for usp000jevp. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap: 67°
Stations used: 36

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jevp (also filed as usa000ay8w). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC.