Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 92 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 92 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile on Wed, Mar 6, 1985, 12:24 PM GMT-3 (15:24 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 77 km W of Cartagena, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-03-06 15:24:17 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.968° S, 72.504° 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 1.7 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.625 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.977 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 5.346 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.853 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.878 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.745 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 5.865 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.746 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.976 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.649 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.081 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.476 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.379 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.955 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 3.6111 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 3.368 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 5.273 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.396 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15170 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 3.096 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 3.6146 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 4.351 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 3.577 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 4.493 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 3.0106 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.763 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 3.041 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 4.546 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15166 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 4.697 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15165 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 4.4100 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 5.0near the coast of central Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 4.666 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 4.684 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 4.480 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 4.738 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 5.223 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 5.173 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15160 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 3.597 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15159 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 5.776 km NW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15159 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 5.658 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15159 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 5.789 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15157 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 6.586 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15157 days ago · 45 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 4.7101 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15157 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 4.5117 km N of Constitución, Chile · 15156 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 4.280 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15156 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 4.7105 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15154 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 4.680 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15153 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 4.765 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15152 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 4.271 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15151 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 7.259 km S of San Antonio, Chile · 15142 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 4.274 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 3.010 km N of Cartagena, Chile · 15140 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 4.066 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15140 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 3.272 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 3.379 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 3.5124 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 4.855 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15137 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 5.633 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15136 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 4.562 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15136 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 4.571 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15136 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 4.297 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 4.333 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.633 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.375 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.871 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.062 km NW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15176 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 5.464 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.572 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.033 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.468 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 5.125 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.565 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.788 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 5.163 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 5.457 km NNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 4.958 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.846 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 5.283 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 3.150 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.620 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.342 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002che. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC.