Chile earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 92 km SW of San Antonio, Chile

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 92 km SW of San Antonio, Chile on Tue, Feb 12, 2013, 5:12 AM GMT-3 (08:12 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 57 km SW of San Antonio, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2013-02-12 08:12:44 UTC
Depth
42.3 km (26.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.233° S, 72.247° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for us2013lndi. 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

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Station coverage gap
138°
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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2013lndi. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC.