Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 26 km NNW of Cartagena, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 26 km NNW of Cartagena, Chile on Mon, Mar 4, 1985, 6:41 AM GMT-3 (09:41 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.2 59 km S of San Antonio, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-03-04 09:41:46 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.331° S, 71.708° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.426 km WSW of Melipilla, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 5.118 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.762 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 5.438 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 5.772 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 6.317 km S of Melipilla, Chile · 15185 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.762 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 5.466 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 6.224 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.416 km SW of Melipilla, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 5.130 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 5.158 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.342 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 4.478 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.620 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 3.227 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.150 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 4.157 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 5.283 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 4.846 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 4.958 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 4.249 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 5.141 km N of Valparaíso, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 5.457 km NNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 5.163 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 3.788 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 5.132 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15184 days ago · 43 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 4.565 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 5.125 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 49 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 4.468 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 3.033 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 4.572 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 4.036 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 5.464 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 4.251 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.839 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 3.312 km W of Melipilla, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 4.071 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.871 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 4.375 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 4.633 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 4.333 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15183 days ago · 53 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 3.625 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15183 days ago · 32 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 4.977 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 4.828 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 5.529 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 56 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 5.346 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 5.119 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 5.346 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 5.010 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 4.644 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 4.853 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 5.021 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 4.721 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 3.179 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 3.096 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.878 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.745 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 4.054 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 5.865 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 4.816 km NNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 5.148 km S of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.77 km NNW of Quilpué, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.79 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 5.053 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.866 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 6.336 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 5.633 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 6.339 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 6.619 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 6.263 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 5.243 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.954 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 5.241 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 5.440 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 5.145 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 5.365 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 5.245 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 5.329 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 7.419 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ce1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.