Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 23 km NW of Talcahuano, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 23 km NW of Talcahuano, Chile on Mon, Jan 23, 2012, 2:53 PM GMT-3 (17:53 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 31 km NNW of Tomé, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2012-01-23 17:53:47 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.562° S, 73.281° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt (IV) at Cobquecura; (III) at Concepcion, Hualpen, Quirihue and Tome; (II) at Longavi, Renaico and San Pedro de la Paz.

From the USGS event page for usp000jdw1. 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
148°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.031 km NNW of Tomé, Chile · 5366 days ago · 40 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 12
  2. 4.711 km WNW of Talcahuano, Chile · 5354 days ago · 38 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 26
  3. 4.017 km E of Concepción, Chile · 5347 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.830 km WNW of Arauco, Chile · 5341 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.341 km W of Arauco, Chile · 5341 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.763 km WNW of Cauquenes, Chile · 5326 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.964 km WNW of Cauquenes, Chile · 5326 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  8. 4.743 km WNW of Coronel, Chile · 5313 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 5.046 km NW of Talcahuano, Chile · 5366 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 6.124 km NNW of Tomé, Chile · 5366 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 156
  3. 4.673 km WNW of Arauco, Chile · 5386 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jdw1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC.