Chile earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 30 km W of Cartagena, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 30 km W of Cartagena, Chile on Mon, Mar 4, 1985, 4:43 PM GMT-3 (19:43 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
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-03-04 19:43:16 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.546° S, 71.932° 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 2.1 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.158 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.342 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.620 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.150 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.157 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 5.283 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.846 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.958 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.249 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 5.141 km N of Valparaíso, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 5.457 km NNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 5.163 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.788 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 5.132 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15184 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.565 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 5.125 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 4.468 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 3.033 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 4.572 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 4.036 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 5.464 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.839 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 3.312 km W of Melipilla, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 4.071 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 4.062 km NW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15183 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.871 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 4.375 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 4.633 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 4.333 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15183 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 4.792 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 3.625 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15183 days ago · 32 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 4.977 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 4.828 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 5.529 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 5.346 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 5.119 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 5.346 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 5.010 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 4.644 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 4.853 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 5.021 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 4.721 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 3.179 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 3.096 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.878 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.745 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15180 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 4.054 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 5.865 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 4.746 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 3.976 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 3.649 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 3.724 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 3.081 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 3.476 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 4.379 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 3.130 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 4.955 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 3.869 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 3.6111 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 4.531 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15179 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 126.

Before

  1. 4.416 km SW of Melipilla, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 6.224 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 5.466 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.762 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 5.785 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 5.492 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 6.317 km S of Melipilla, Chile · 15185 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 5.772 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 5.438 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.762 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 5.118 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.426 km WSW of Melipilla, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.626 km NNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.816 km NNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 5.148 km S of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 4.77 km NNW of Quilpué, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.779 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.79 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 5.053 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.866 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cep. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:09 AM UTC.