Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 33 km W of Cartagena, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 33 km W of Cartagena, Chile on Wed, Mar 6, 1985, 9:44 AM GMT-3 (12:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 92 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-03-06 12:44:55 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.554° S, 71.972° 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: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.333 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 53 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.792 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.625 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 32 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.977 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.828 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 5.529 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 56 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 5.346 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 5.119 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 5.346 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 5.010 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.644 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.853 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 5.021 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.721 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 3.179 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.096 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.878 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.745 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 4.054 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 5.865 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 4.746 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 3.976 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 3.649 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 3.724 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 3.081 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 3.476 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 4.379 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 3.130 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 4.955 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 3.869 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 3.6111 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 4.531 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 3.527 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 66 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 3.368 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 5.852 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 5.273 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 4.396 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 3.096 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 4.351 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 3.577 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 4.493 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 3.250 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 4.710 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 3.752 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 3.0106 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.763 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 3.041 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15166 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 4.546 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15165 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 4.697 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 5.153 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 4.4100 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 5.0near the coast of central Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 4.666 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 6.718 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15162 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 5.012 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15162 days ago · 58 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 4.480 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 4.738 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 5.223 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15161 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15161 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 98.

Before

  1. 4.375 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.871 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.062 km NW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15175 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.071 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.312 km W of Melipilla, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.839 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 5.464 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.036 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.572 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.033 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.468 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 5.125 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 49 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 4.565 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 5.132 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.788 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 5.163 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 5.457 km NNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.249 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 4.958 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 4.846 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002chc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.