Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 76 km WNW of Cauquenes, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 76 km WNW of Cauquenes, Chile on Wed, Jan 2, 2013, 2:53 PM GMT-3 (17:53 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2013-01-02 17:53:59 UTC
Depth
32.1 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.725° S, 73.118° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt at Cauquenes, Constitucion and Parral.

From the USGS event page for usc000eif4. 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.

Depth from
CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.455 km WSW of Constitución, Chile · 4990 days ago · 42 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.7103 km NW of Quirihue, Chile · 4983 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.311 km NNE of Cauquenes, Chile · 5021 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.5120 km NW of Tomé, Chile · 5028 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.7116 km NW of Tomé, Chile · 5028 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.7105 km NNW of Tomé, Chile · 5028 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.4114 km NW of Tomé, Chile · 5028 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.384 km WNW of Quirihue, Chile · 5028 days ago · 37 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.487 km NW of Quirihue, Chile · 5028 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.793 km WNW of Quirihue, Chile · 5028 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.1110 km NW of Tomé, Chile · 5028 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.292 km NNW of Tomé, Chile · 5028 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 5.984 km NW of Quirihue, Chile · 5028 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 5

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000eif4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.