M5.1 earthquake 49 km N of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 49 km N of Vallenar, Chile on Thu, Sep 19, 1985, 6:54 AM GMT-4 (10:54 UTC), 54 km (33 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-19 10:54:48 UTC
- Depth
- 53.8 km (33.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.130° S, 70.745° 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 2.1 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jwd (also filed as iscgem516089). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:27 PM UTC.