Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 11 km WNW of Talcahuano, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 11 km WNW of Talcahuano, Chile on Sun, Feb 5, 2012, 12:42 AM GMT-3 (03:42 UTC), 38 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 30 km WNW of Arauco, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sun, Feb 5, 2012, 12:42 AM GMT-3
UTC: 2012-02-05 03:42:07 UTC
Depth: 37.5 km (23.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 36.690° S, 73.243° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 26
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt (V) at Coelemu, Concepcion, Penco, San Pedro de la Paz, Talcahuano and Tome; (IV) at Arauco, Chiguayante, Coronel, Hualpen, Hualqui, La Laja, Lota and San Rosendo.

From the USGS event page for usp000jeh4. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

26 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: 146°
Stations used: 60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jeh4 (also filed as usb0007w3y). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC.