M4.8 earthquake 44 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile

Magnitude

4.8 (mb), light

Local time

Thu, Feb 21, 1985, 7:17 PM GMT-3

UTC

1985-02-21 22:17:56 UTC

Depth

33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.404° S, 72.054° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• El Quisco, ChilePopulation 16,967. Forecast33 kmW
• Valparaíso, ChilePopulation 282,448. Forecast57 kmSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast131 kmW

After

1. 4.549 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Feb 22, 3:54 AM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
2. 4.848 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Feb 22, 5:51 AM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
3. 4.428 km W of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Feb 22, 9:30 AM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
4. 4.645 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Feb 22, 12:07 PM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
5. 4.746 km NW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Feb 22, 2:09 PM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
6. 4.863 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Feb 22, 3:14 PM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
7. 4.917 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Feb 22, 4:06 PM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
8. 4.834 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Feb 22, 4:19 PM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
9. 5.011 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Feb 22, 4:33 PM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
10. 5.026 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Feb 23, 1:35 AM GMT-3 · 15186 days ago · 64 km deep · 33 km away
11. 4.540 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Feb 23, 2:11 AM GMT-3 · 15186 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
12. 4.481 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileSat, Feb 23, 2:26 AM GMT-3 · 15186 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
13. 4.738 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileSat, Feb 23, 2:34 AM GMT-3 · 15186 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
14. 4.838 km NW of Cartagena, ChileSat, Feb 23, 2:43 AM GMT-3 · 15186 days ago · 60 km deep · 16 km away
15. 5.320 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Feb 23, 2:45 AM GMT-3 · 15186 days ago · 58 km deep · 41 km away
16. 5.115 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Feb 23, 3:01 AM GMT-3 · 15186 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
17. 4.555 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Feb 24, 3:04 AM GMT-3 · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
18. 4.521 km S of Valparaíso, ChileWed, Feb 27, 6:41 PM GMT-3 · 15182 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
19. 4.518 km S of Valparaíso, ChileWed, Feb 27, 7:29 PM GMT-3 · 15182 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away
20. 4.322 km N of Cartagena, ChileFri, Mar 1, 10:00 PM GMT-3 · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
21. 5.512 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Mar 3, 7:46 PM GMT-3 · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
22. 8.025 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Mar 3, 7:47 PM GMT-3 · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
23. 5.912 km NE of Viña del Mar, ChileSun, Mar 3, 9:11 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
24. 5.511 km S of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Mar 3, 9:27 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
25. 7.419 km S of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Mar 3, 9:32 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
26. 5.329 km W of San Antonio, ChileSun, Mar 3, 9:40 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
27. 5.245 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileSun, Mar 3, 9:46 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
28. 5.365 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Mar 3, 10:07 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
29. 5.145 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Mar 3, 10:16 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
30. 5.440 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Mar 3, 10:49 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
31. 5.241 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Mar 3, 11:08 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
32. 4.954 km SSW of San Antonio, ChileSun, Mar 3, 11:29 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
33. 5.243 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Mar 3, 11:56 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
34. 5.179 km WNW of Santa Cruz, ChileSun, Mar 3, 11:57 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
35. 6.263 km SSW of San Antonio, ChileMon, Mar 4, 12:17 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
36. 6.619 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Mar 4, 12:32 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
37. 6.339 km SW of San Antonio, ChileMon, Mar 4, 3:06 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
38. 5.633 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Mar 4, 3:10 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
39. 6.336 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Mar 4, 3:17 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
40. 4.866 km SSW of San Antonio, ChileMon, Mar 4, 4:22 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
41. 5.053 km SSW of San Antonio, ChileMon, Mar 4, 4:41 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
42. 4.79 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Mar 4, 4:45 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
43. 4.779 km WNW of Santa Cruz, ChileMon, Mar 4, 5:33 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
44. 4.77 km NNW of Quilpué, ChileMon, Mar 4, 5:36 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
45. 5.148 km S of San Antonio, ChileMon, Mar 4, 5:39 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
46. 4.816 km NNW of Cartagena, ChileMon, Mar 4, 6:21 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
47. 4.626 km NNW of Cartagena, ChileMon, Mar 4, 6:41 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
48. 4.426 km WSW of Melipilla, ChileMon, Mar 4, 7:09 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
49. 5.118 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Mar 4, 9:02 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
50. 4.762 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Mar 4, 9:59 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
51. 5.438 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Mar 4, 10:00 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
52. 5.772 km WSW of San Antonio, ChileMon, Mar 4, 10:49 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
53. 6.317 km S of Melipilla, ChileMon, Mar 4, 12:01 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
54. 5.492 km SW of San Antonio, ChileMon, Mar 4, 2:00 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
55. 5.785 km SW of San Antonio, ChileMon, Mar 4, 2:09 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
56. 4.762 km WSW of San Antonio, ChileMon, Mar 4, 2:19 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
57. 5.466 km WSW of San Antonio, ChileMon, Mar 4, 3:12 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
58. 6.224 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Mar 4, 4:03 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
59. 4.416 km SW of Melipilla, ChileMon, Mar 4, 4:32 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
60. 5.130 km W of Cartagena, ChileMon, Mar 4, 4:43 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

1. 4.943 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileThu, Feb 21, 4:23 PM GMT-3 · 15188 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
2. 5.722 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileThu, Feb 21, 3:53 PM GMT-3 · 15188 days ago · 56 km deep · 35 km away
3. 4.347 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileThu, Feb 21, 8:00 AM GMT-3 · 15188 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
4. 4.974 km WSW of San Antonio, ChileSun, Feb 10, 8:38 AM GMT-3 · 15199 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002c3n. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.