M4.5 earthquake 5 km SSW of Talca, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Talca, Chile on Tue, Jun 26, 2012, 3:09 AM GMT-4 (07:09 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 53 km SE of Colbún, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-06-26 07:09:27 UTC
- Depth
- 84.3 km (52.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 35.473° S, 71.676° 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 Colbun, Curico, Longavi and Talca; (III) at Cauquenes, Chepica, Chimbarongo, Constitucion, Duao, Iloca, Maule, Parral, Pelluhue, Rancagua, Romeral, San Fernando, Santa Cruz and Villa Alegre; (II) at Pencahue and Rio Claro.
From the USGS event page for usp000jn8b. 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
- 141°
- Stations used
- 71
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.533 km ENE of Constitución, Chile · 5198 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.853 km SE of Colbún, Chile · 5192 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jn8b (also filed as usb000aqny). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC.