Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 117 km N of Constitución, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 117 km N of Constitución, Chile on Mon, Mar 25, 1985, 1:00 PM GMT-4 (17:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 105 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-03-25 17:00:21 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.288° S, 72.644° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.280 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15156 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.7105 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15154 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.680 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15153 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.271 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15151 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 7.259 km S of San Antonio, Chile · 15142 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.274 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.066 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15140 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.272 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.379 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 3.5124 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.855 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15137 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.562 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15136 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.571 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15136 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.297 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.684 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15133 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.664 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15130 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.342 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 4.960 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 4.359 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 4.776 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 4.190 km N of Constitución, Chile · 15118 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 4.7Off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 15109 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 5.4109 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15104 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 4.7136 km NNW of Constitución, Chile · 15103 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 4.583 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15102 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 5.671 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15102 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 4.982 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15102 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 4.678 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15102 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 4.953 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15101 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 4.638 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15100 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.7101 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15157 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 6.586 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15157 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 5.789 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15157 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 5.776 km NW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15159 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.597 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15159 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 5.173 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15160 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.684 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.666 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.4100 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.697 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15165 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 5.025 km NNW of Constitución, Chile · 15166 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.041 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.0106 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 3.096 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.396 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15170 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.6111 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 4.955 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.379 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 3.476 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 3.081 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002d6y. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC.