Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 72 km SW of San Antonio, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 72 km SW of San Antonio, Chile on Tue, Mar 5, 1985, 6:10 PM GMT-3 (21:10 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.2 59 km S of San Antonio, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-03-05 21:10:47 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.114° S, 72.091° 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: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.312 km W of Melipilla, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.062 km NW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15183 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.871 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.375 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 4.633 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.792 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.625 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15183 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.977 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 5.346 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.853 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.745 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 5.865 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.746 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 3.976 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.649 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 3.081 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 3.476 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.379 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.955 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 3.6111 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 3.368 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 5.273 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 4.396 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 3.096 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 4.493 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 3.0106 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.763 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 3.041 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 4.546 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 4.697 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 4.4100 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 5.0near the coast of central Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 4.666 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 4.684 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15170 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 4.480 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 4.738 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15170 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 5.223 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 5.173 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 3.597 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 5.776 km NW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15166 days ago · 57 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 5.658 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15166 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 5.789 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15165 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 6.586 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15164 days ago · 45 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 4.7101 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 4.5117 km N of Constitución, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 4.280 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15163 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 4.7105 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15161 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 4.680 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15160 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 4.765 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15159 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 4.271 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15158 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 7.259 km S of San Antonio, Chile · 15149 days ago · 38 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 4.274 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15148 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 3.010 km N of Cartagena, Chile · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 4.066 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 3.272 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15146 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 3.379 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15146 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 4.855 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15144 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 5.633 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15143 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 4.562 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15143 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 4.571 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15143 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 3.033 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.468 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 5.125 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 49 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.565 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.788 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 5.163 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 5.457 km NNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.958 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.846 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 5.283 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 3.620 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.342 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 5.158 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 5.130 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.416 km SW of Melipilla, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 5.466 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.762 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 5.785 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 5.492 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 6.317 km S of Melipilla, Chile · 15185 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cgb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:07 PM UTC.