M4.6 earthquake 53 km NNW of Talca, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 53 km NNW of Talca, Chile on Sat, Dec 12, 2015, 12:08 PM GMT-3 (15:08 UTC), 41 km (26 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mwr), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-12-12 15:08:58 UTC
- Depth
- 41.3 km (25.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.007° S, 71.943° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 5
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 4.6 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 13°, dip 27°, rake 101°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 181°, dip 64°, rake 84°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.5 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 152°
- Stations used
- 65
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004grc. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.