Chile earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 81 km SW of San Antonio, Chile

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 81 km SW of San Antonio, Chile on Sat, Mar 9, 1985, 4:30 PM GMT-3 (19:30 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 76 km W of San Antonio, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-03-09 19:30:41 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.015° S, 72.336° 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: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.476 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.379 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.955 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.6111 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.368 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 5.273 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.396 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.096 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.351 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.577 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.493 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.0106 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.763 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.041 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.546 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15166 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.697 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15165 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 4.4100 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 5.0near the coast of central Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 4.666 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 4.684 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 4.480 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 4.738 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 5.223 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 5.173 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15159 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 3.597 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15159 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 5.776 km NW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15158 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 5.658 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15158 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 5.789 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15157 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 6.586 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15157 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 4.7101 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15157 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 4.5117 km N of Constitución, Chile · 15156 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 4.280 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15156 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 4.7105 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15154 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 4.680 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15153 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 4.765 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15151 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 4.271 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15151 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 4.943 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15148 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 7.259 km S of San Antonio, Chile · 15142 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 4.274 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 3.010 km N of Cartagena, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 4.066 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 3.272 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 3.379 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 3.5124 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 4.855 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15136 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 5.633 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15136 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 4.562 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15136 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 4.571 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 4.297 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 4.868 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 4.674 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15134 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 4.684 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15132 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 4.574 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15130 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 4.664 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 4.342 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 4.960 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 4.359 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 4.776 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 4.190 km N of Constitución, Chile · 15117 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 3.649 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.976 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.746 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 5.865 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.745 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.853 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 5.346 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.977 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.625 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.792 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.333 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.633 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.375 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.871 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 4.062 km NW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15176 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 3.312 km W of Melipilla, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 5.464 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 4.572 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 3.033 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 4.468 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cn2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.