M4.3 earthquake 54 km NW of Tomé, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 54 km NW of Tomé, Chile on Mon, Apr 16, 2012, 7:34 AM GMT-3 (10:34 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-04-16 10:34:13 UTC
- Depth
- 27.4 km (17.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.241° S, 73.352° 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 Talcahuano, (III) at San Pedro de la Paz and (II) at Cauquenes.
From the USGS event page for usp000jj2f. 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
- 143°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.017 km WSW of Quirihue, Chile · 5277 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.181 km NW of Talcahuano, Chile · 5234 days ago · 56 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.236 km WNW of Arauco, Chile · 5226 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 4.144 km WNW of Coronel, Chile · 5288 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.148 km SW of Constitución, Chile · 5291 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.762 km NW of Arauco, Chile · 5291 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.7Near the coast of Maule, Chile · 5301 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.512 km WNW of Coronel, Chile · 5302 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 9
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jj2f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC.