Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 71 km SW of San Antonio, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 71 km SW of San Antonio, Chile on Mon, Apr 15, 1985, 7:56 AM GMT-4 (11:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 71 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-04-15 11:56:42 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.048° S, 72.156° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.297 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.674 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15140 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.684 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.664 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15136 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.342 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15136 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.960 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.359 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.776 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.190 km N of Constitución, Chile · 15124 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.7Off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 15115 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 5.4109 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15110 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.7136 km NNW of Constitución, Chile · 15109 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.583 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15108 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 5.671 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15108 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.982 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15108 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.678 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15108 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.953 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15107 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 4.638 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15106 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 4.569 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15103 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 4.661 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15103 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 4.6107 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15097 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 3.539 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15095 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 3.990 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15091 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 4.650 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15088 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 5.333 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15086 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 3.964 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15086 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.562 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15142 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 5.633 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15142 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.855 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15143 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.5124 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15144 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.379 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15144 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.272 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15145 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.066 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15146 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.010 km N of Cartagena, Chile · 15146 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.274 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 7.259 km S of San Antonio, Chile · 15148 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.271 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15157 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.765 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15158 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.680 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15159 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 4.7105 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15160 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.280 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15162 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 4.5117 km N of Constitución, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 4.7101 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 6.586 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15163 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 5.789 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 15164 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 5.658 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15165 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002du9. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:13 AM UTC.