Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 7 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile on Tue, Mar 5, 1985, 11:25 PM GMT-3 (02:25 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 33 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-03-06 02:25:45 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.488° S, 71.299° 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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.333 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.828 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 5.529 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 5.346 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 5.119 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 5.010 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.644 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 5.021 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.721 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.054 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.724 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.959 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 15172 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.130 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 5.242 km NNW of Viña del Mar, Chile · 15171 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.531 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 3.527 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.250 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.710 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 3.752 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 6.735 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 5.153 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 5.429 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 6.718 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15162 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 5.012 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15162 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15161 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 6.242 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 4.760 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 5.032 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 5.613 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15122 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 4.345 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 15120 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 2.839 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.251 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.036 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 5.132 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 5.141 km N of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.249 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.157 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.227 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.638 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.478 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 6.224 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.762 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 5.118 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.77 km NNW of Quilpué, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.79 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 6.336 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 6.619 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 5.440 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 7.419 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 5.511 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cgt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.