M4.6 earthquake 23 km SE of Molina, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 23 km SE of Molina, Chile on Wed, Dec 18, 1985, 9:35 AM GMT-3 (12:35 UTC), 94 km (59 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 37 km ESE of Longaví, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-18 12:35:05 UTC
- Depth
- 94.4 km (58.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 35.289° S, 71.136° 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 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002p1t. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.