Significant earthquakes of 2011

February 11, 2011 Earthquake: Off Coast Central, Chile

February 11, 2011 · M6.8

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Off Coast Central, Chile on February 11, 2011 at 20:05:30 UTC, 28 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.

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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date
February 11, 2011
Time
20:05:30 UTC
Place
Off Coast Central, Chile
Magnitude
6.8 (Mw)
Focal depth
28 km (17 mi)
Epicenter
36.474° S, 73.125° W
Country
Chile

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Power outages occurred at Constitucion, Curanipe and Pelluhue. A local tsunami with a wave height of 0.3 meters

observed at Talcahuano. Felt (VI) at Arauco,

Cauquenes, Chanco, Colbun, Concepcion, Constitucion,

Curico, Empedrado, La Laja, Linares, Longavi, Molina,

Pelluhue, Retiro, Romeral, San Clemente, San Javier,

Talca, Talcahuano and Yerbas Buenas; (V) at Angol,

Chepica, Chillan, Iloca, Los Sauces, Melipeuco,

Paredones, Parral, Rancagua, Renaico, Rio Claro, Santa

Cruz and Yumbel; (IV) at Los Angeles, San Vicente and

Vina del Mar; (III) at Santiago and Temuco. Felt in

much of central Chile from La Ligua to Valdivia. Felt

(II) at Buenos Aires, Argentina. Also felt at Cutral

Co, Mendoza, Neuquen, San Carlos de Bariloche and San

Juan. (reference #1053)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 9776.