M4.6 earthquake 201 km SW of Quellón, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 201 km SW of Quellón, Chile on Sun, Aug 11, 1985, 10:49 PM GMT-4 (02:49 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-12 02:49:06 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.446° S, 75.322° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002hmq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:07 AM UTC.