Chile earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 20 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 20 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile on Tue, Mar 5, 1985, 12:34 AM GMT-3 (03:34 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 57 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-03-05 03:34:50 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.454° S, 71.792° 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 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.227 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.150 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.157 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 5.283 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.846 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.958 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.249 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 5.141 km N of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 5.457 km NNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 5.163 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.788 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 5.132 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.565 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 5.125 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 49 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 4.468 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.033 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 4.572 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.036 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 5.464 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 4.251 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.839 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 3.312 km W of Melipilla, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 4.071 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 4.062 km NW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15176 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.871 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 4.375 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 4.633 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 4.333 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 53 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 4.792 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 3.625 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 32 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 4.977 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 4.828 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 5.529 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 5.346 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 5.119 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 5.346 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 5.010 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 4.644 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 4.853 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 5.021 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 4.721 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 3.179 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 3.096 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.878 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.745 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 4.054 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 5.865 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 4.746 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 3.976 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 3.649 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 3.724 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 3.081 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 3.476 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 4.379 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 3.130 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 4.955 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 5.242 km NNW of Viña del Mar, Chile · 15172 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 3.869 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 4.531 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

  1. 3.342 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 5.158 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 5.130 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.416 km SW of Melipilla, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 6.224 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 5.466 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.762 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 5.785 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 5.492 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 6.317 km S of Melipilla, Chile · 15177 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 5.772 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 5.438 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.762 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 5.118 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.426 km WSW of Melipilla, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 4.626 km NNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 4.816 km NNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 5.148 km S of San Antonio, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.77 km NNW of Quilpué, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 4.779 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cf2. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.