M4.9 earthquake Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in Antofagasta, Chile on Wed, Apr 17, 1985, 4:30 PM GMT-4 (20:30 UTC), 88 km (55 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-17 20:30:08 UTC
- Depth
- 88.3 km (54.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.335° S, 69.104° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dwr. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:25 PM UTC.