Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 65 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 65 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile on Tue, Mar 5, 1985, 11:23 AM GMT-3 (14:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.7 18 km S of Valparaíso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1985-03-05 14:23:07 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.405° S, 72.295° 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: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.125 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 49 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.468 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.033 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.572 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.036 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 5.464 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.839 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.312 km W of Melipilla, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.071 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.871 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 4.375 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.633 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.333 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15184 days ago · 53 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.792 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 3.625 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15184 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 4.977 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 4.828 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 5.529 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15183 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 5.346 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 5.119 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 5.346 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 5.010 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 4.644 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 4.853 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 5.021 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 4.721 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 3.179 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 3.096 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.878 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.745 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 4.054 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 3.0137 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 5.865 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 4.746 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 3.976 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 3.649 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 3.724 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 3.081 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 3.476 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 4.379 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 3.130 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 4.955 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 3.869 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 3.6111 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 4.531 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15180 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15179 days ago · 57 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 3.527 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15179 days ago · 66 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 3.368 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 5.852 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 5.273 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 4.396 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 3.096 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 3.6146 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 4.351 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 3.577 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 4.493 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 3.250 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 4.710 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 3.752 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 3.0106 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 5.132 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.788 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 5.163 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 5.141 km N of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.249 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.958 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.846 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 5.283 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.157 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.150 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.620 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.478 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.342 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15186 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 5.158 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15186 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 5.130 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15186 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.416 km SW of Melipilla, Chile · 15186 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 6.224 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15186 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 5.466 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15186 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 4.762 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15186 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 5.785 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15186 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cfy. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:13 AM UTC.