M5.0 earthquake 24 km SW of Illapel, Chile
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 24 km SW of Illapel, Chile on Thu, Jan 31, 1985, 4:16 AM GMT-3 (07:16 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.7 35 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-31 07:16:14 UTC
- Depth
- 57.5 km (35.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.761° S, 71.387° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.638 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.251 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.97 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.959 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 15173 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
- 6.735 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15165 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.429 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15165 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bh2. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.