M5.0 earthquake 109 km ESE of Copiapó, Chile
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 109 km ESE of Copiapó, Chile on Mon, Jul 1, 1985, 2:49 PM GMT-4 (18:49 UTC), 102 km (64 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-01 18:49:07 UTC
- Depth
- 102.3 km (63.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 27.902° S, 69.396° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002gaq. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:07 AM UTC.