Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 59 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 59 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile on Mon, Jan 23, 2012, 10:45 PM GMT-3 (01:45 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 32 km W of Rauco, 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
2012-01-24 01:45:27 UTC
Depth
42.1 km (26.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.505° S, 71.999° 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 (IV) at Litueche, Lolol, Pichilemu and San Fernando; (III) at Molina, Rio Claro, San Antonio, Santo Domingo and Talca; (II) at Constitucion, Pelluhue, Pencahue, Rancagua and Villa Alemana. Also felt at Valparaiso.

From the USGS event page for usp000jdwp. 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.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.142 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 5362 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.637 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 5358 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.55 km NNE of Molina, Chile · 5356 days ago · 115 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.711 km ENE of Molina, Chile · 5345 days ago · 90 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6
  5. 4.533 km W of Rauco, Chile · 5344 days ago · 52 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.489 km NW of Constitución, Chile · 5343 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.567 km W of Santa Cruz, Chile · 5340 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 6
  8. 4.042 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 5336 days ago · 47 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.374 km NNW of Constitución, Chile · 5321 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.932 km W of Rauco, Chile · 5317 days ago · 70 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 34
  11. 4.739 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 5313 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 19
  12. 4.044 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 5310 days ago · 44 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 4.155 km NW of Constitución, Chile · 5388 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jdwp (also filed as usc0007qru). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.