Chile earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 25 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 25 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile on Wed, Mar 6, 1985, 1:33 PM GMT-3 (16:33 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 77 km W of Cartagena, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-03-06 16:33:50 UTC
Depth
32.4 km (20.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.451° S, 71.858° 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: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.977 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.828 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 5.529 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 5.346 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 5.119 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 5.346 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 5.010 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.644 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.853 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 5.021 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.721 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.179 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.096 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.878 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.745 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.054 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 5.865 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.746 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 3.976 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 3.649 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 3.724 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 3.081 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 3.476 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 4.379 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 3.130 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 4.955 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 5.242 km NNW of Viña del Mar, Chile · 15172 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 3.869 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 4.531 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 3.527 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 66 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 3.368 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 5.852 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 5.273 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 4.396 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 3.096 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 4.351 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 3.577 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 4.493 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 3.250 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 4.710 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 3.752 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 3.0106 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.763 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 3.041 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 4.546 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15166 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 4.697 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15165 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 6.735 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 5.153 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 4.4100 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 5.0near the coast of central Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 4.666 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 6.718 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15163 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 5.012 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15163 days ago · 58 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 4.480 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 4.738 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 5.223 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 3.597 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15159 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 5.776 km NW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15158 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 4.792 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.333 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 53 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.633 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.375 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.871 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.062 km NW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15176 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.071 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.312 km W of Melipilla, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.839 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.251 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 5.464 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.036 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.572 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.033 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.468 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 5.125 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 49 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 4.565 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 5.132 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 3.788 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 5.163 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002chg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.