Chile earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 12 km W of Melipilla, Chile

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 12 km W of Melipilla, Chile on Tue, Mar 5, 1985, 11:18 PM GMT-3 (02:18 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 62 km NW of Santa Cruz, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-03-06 02:18:24 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.697° S, 71.345° 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: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.062 km NW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15175 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.871 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.375 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.633 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.333 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.625 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 32 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.828 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 5.119 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 5.346 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 5.010 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.853 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 5.021 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 4.721 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.745 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 5.865 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.746 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.649 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.724 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.081 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.476 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 4.955 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 4.531 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 3.527 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 66 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 3.368 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 4.351 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 4.710 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.763 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 3.041 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15166 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 4.546 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15166 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 5.0near the coast of central Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 4.666 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 6.718 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15163 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 5.012 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15162 days ago · 58 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 4.738 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 5.223 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 5.776 km NW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15158 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 5.658 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15158 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 6.586 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15156 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 4.280 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15155 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 4.680 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15153 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 4.271 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15150 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 4.943 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15148 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 5.032 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15142 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 7.259 km S of San Antonio, Chile · 15142 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 4.274 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 3.010 km N of Cartagena, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 4.066 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 3.272 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 3.379 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 4.855 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15136 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 5.633 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 4.562 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 4.571 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 4.664 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 4.342 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 4.960 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 4.359 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15128 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 5.613 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15123 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.036 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.572 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.033 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.468 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 5.125 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 49 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.565 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 5.163 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 5.457 km NNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.958 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.846 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 3.150 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.620 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.342 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 5.158 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 5.130 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 4.416 km SW of Melipilla, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 5.466 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.762 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 6.317 km S of Melipilla, Chile · 15177 days ago · 40 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 5.772 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cgs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:56 PM UTC.