M4.4 earthquake 56 km W of Rauco, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 56 km W of Rauco, Chile on Fri, Oct 5, 2012, 5:44 AM GMT-3 (08:44 UTC), 60 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 77 km W of Santa Cruz, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-10-05 08:44:51 UTC
- Depth
- 60.4 km (37.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.899° S, 71.937° 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 Lolol, Pelarco, Pencahue, Rancagua, Rio Claro, San Fernando and Talca and (II) at Cauquenes, Constitucion, Curico and Sagrada Familia.
From the USGS event page for usp000jtjz. 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
- 154°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.259 km NNW of Constitución, Chile · 5110 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.149 km S of San Antonio, Chile · 5105 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.577 km W of Santa Cruz, Chile · 5102 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.249 km W of Santa Cruz, Chile · 5098 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.343 km WNW of Rauco, Chile · 5082 days ago · 60 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.943 km NNW of Talca, Chile · 5059 days ago · 63 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jtjz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC.