Chile earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 10 km N of Cartagena, Chile

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 10 km N of Cartagena, Chile on Thu, Apr 11, 1985, 7:14 AM GMT-4 (11:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 66 km SW of San Antonio, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-04-11 11:14:40 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.456° S, 71.624° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.066 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.272 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.359 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.379 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.855 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15136 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 5.633 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.562 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.571 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.853 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15134 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.868 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15134 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.674 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15134 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.684 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15132 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.574 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15130 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.664 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 4.342 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.960 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15128 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.359 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15128 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.776 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15128 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 5.613 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15122 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 4.832 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15113 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 4.7Off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 15108 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 4.942 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15106 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 4.583 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15101 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 5.671 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15101 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 4.982 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15101 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 4.678 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15101 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 4.953 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15100 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 4.638 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15099 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 4.569 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15097 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 4.661 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15096 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 4.543 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15093 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 3.539 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15088 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 3.990 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15084 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 4.650 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15081 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 5.333 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15080 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 3.964 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15080 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.274 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15140 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 7.259 km S of San Antonio, Chile · 15141 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 5.032 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 6.242 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.943 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.271 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15150 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.765 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15151 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.680 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15152 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.280 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15155 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 5.658 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15158 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 5.776 km NW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15158 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.597 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15159 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15161 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 5.223 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15161 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 4.738 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.480 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 5.012 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15162 days ago · 58 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 6.718 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15162 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.666 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 5.0near the coast of central Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dpx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC.