M5.0 earthquake 109 km ENE of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 109 km ENE of Antofagasta, Chile on Tue, Oct 29, 1985, 1:30 PM GMT-3 (16:30 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-29 16:30:28 UTC
- Depth
- 86.9 km (54.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.456° S, 69.345° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9114 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 14930 days ago · 92 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.961 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 14918 days ago · 150 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.0101 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 14889 days ago · 126 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002m93. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:51 AM UTC.