Chile earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 59 km W of La Ligua, Chile

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 59 km W of La Ligua, Chile on Sat, Mar 9, 1985, 4:09 PM GMT-3 (19:09 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.7 35 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (mb), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-09 19:09:46 UTC
Depth
19.5 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.413° S, 71.866° 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.

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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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.130 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 5.242 km NNW of Viña del Mar, Chile · 15178 days ago · 40 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.869 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.531 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 57 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.527 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 66 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 5.852 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.351 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.250 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.710 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 3.752 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.546 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 6.735 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 5.153 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 5.429 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15170 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 6.718 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 5.012 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 58 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 5.658 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15165 days ago · 53 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 4.765 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15158 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 4.943 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15154 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 6.242 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15154 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 4.760 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15154 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 5.032 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15148 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 3.359 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15145 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 4.853 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 4.868 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 4.674 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15140 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 4.574 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15137 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 5.613 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 4.345 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 15127 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 4.832 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15120 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 3.724 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.054 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.745 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15179 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.878 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.179 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.721 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 5.021 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.644 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 5.010 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 5.119 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 5.346 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 5.529 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15181 days ago · 56 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.828 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.333 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.071 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.97 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.839 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 4.251 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 5.464 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.036 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cn1. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC.