M4.1 earthquake 35 km N of Valparaíso, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 35 km N of Valparaíso, Chile on Sun, Nov 25, 2012, 2:18 AM GMT-3 (05:18 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 28 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-11-25 05:18:32 UTC
- Depth
- 21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.720° S, 71.690° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 9
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (III) at Valparaiso, Villa Alemana and Vina del Mar; (II) at Quillota, San Felipe and Santiago. Also felt at Maipu.
From the USGS event page for usp000jw1m. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
9 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 145°
- Stations used
- 16
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.637 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 5053 days ago · 38 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.828 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 5019 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.19 km SE of Limache, Chile · 5017 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 8
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jw1m (also filed as usc000dxww). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC.