M4.9 earthquake 44 km ESE of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 44 km ESE of Tocopilla, Chile on Sun, Aug 11, 1985, 10:04 AM GMT-4 (14:04 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-11 14:04:36 UTC
- Depth
- 84.5 km (52.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.263° S, 69.810° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002hm0. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 7:10 AM UTC.