Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 64 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 64 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile on Sun, Jun 9, 1985, 3:20 PM GMT-4 (19:20 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 42 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-06-09 19:20:18 UTC
Depth
27.1 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.396° S, 72.273° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.550 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15086 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.461 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15079 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.511 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15073 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 5.134 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15073 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 5.557 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15062 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.568 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15062 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 5.553 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15062 days ago · 40 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 4.365 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15061 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.865 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15061 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 4.769 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15061 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 6.042 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15060 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.769 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15060 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.6Off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 15060 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.520 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15060 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.454 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15059 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.837 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15059 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 5.545 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15056 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 3.574 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15056 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 4.570 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15055 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 4.979 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15053 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 4.537 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15050 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 5.531 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15050 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 5.129 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15050 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 4.698 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15048 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 4.539 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15029 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 4.442 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15029 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 5.333 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15088 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.650 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15089 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.990 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15093 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.539 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15096 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.6107 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15099 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.543 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15101 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.661 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15104 days ago · 56 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.569 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15105 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 4.638 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15108 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.953 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15108 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.678 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15109 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.982 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15110 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 5.671 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15110 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.583 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15110 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 5.4109 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15112 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 4.942 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15114 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 4.7Off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 15117 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002fpw. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:51 PM UTC.