M3.9 earthquake 43 km NNW of Talca, Chile
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 43 km NNW of Talca, Chile on Sun, Nov 25, 2012, 10:39 PM GMT-3 (01:39 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 31 km SW 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
- 3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-11-26 01:39:46 UTC
- Depth
- 62.5 km (38.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.046° S, 71.773° 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 Constitucion, Paredones, Pichilemu and San Fernando; (II) at Curico, Hualane, Iloca, Maule, Parral, Pencahue, Rancagua, Rio Claro, Romeral, Sagrada Familia, Talca and Villa Alegre.
From the USGS event page for usp000jw2p. 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
- 109°
- Stations used
- 13
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.86 km WNW of Rauco, Chile · 5025 days ago · 94 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.731 km SW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 5021 days ago · 49 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 37
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jw2p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC.