M5.1 earthquake 15 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile

Magnitude

5.1 (mb), moderate

Local time

Sat, Feb 23, 1985, 3:01 AM GMT-3

UTC

1985-02-23 06:01:25 UTC

Depth

26.4 km (16.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.118° S, 71.760° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES

• Valparaíso, ChilePopulation 282,448. Forecast15 kmSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast110 kmWNW

After

1. 4.555 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Feb 24, 3:04 AM GMT-3 · 15186 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
2. 4.521 km S of Valparaíso, ChileWed, Feb 27, 6:41 PM GMT-3 · 15182 days ago · 68 km deep · 17 km away
3. 4.518 km S of Valparaíso, ChileWed, Feb 27, 7:29 PM GMT-3 · 15182 days ago · 60 km deep · 14 km away
4. 4.322 km N of Cartagena, ChileFri, Mar 1, 10:00 PM GMT-3 · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
5. 5.512 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Mar 3, 7:46 PM GMT-3 · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
6. 8.025 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Mar 3, 7:47 PM GMT-3 · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
7. 6.45 km N of Hacienda La Calera, ChileSun, Mar 3, 8:38 PM GMT-3 · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
8. 5.912 km NE of Viña del Mar, ChileSun, Mar 3, 9:11 PM GMT-3 · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
9. 5.511 km S of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Mar 3, 9:27 PM GMT-3 · 15178 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
10. 7.419 km S of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Mar 3, 9:32 PM GMT-3 · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
11. 5.329 km W of San Antonio, ChileSun, Mar 3, 9:40 PM GMT-3 · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
12. 5.245 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileSun, Mar 3, 9:46 PM GMT-3 · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
13. 5.365 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Mar 3, 10:07 PM GMT-3 · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
14. 5.145 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Mar 3, 10:16 PM GMT-3 · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
15. 5.440 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Mar 3, 10:49 PM GMT-3 · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
16. 5.241 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Mar 3, 11:08 PM GMT-3 · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
17. 5.243 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Mar 3, 11:56 PM GMT-3 · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
18. 6.619 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Mar 4, 12:32 AM GMT-3 · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
19. 6.339 km SW of San Antonio, ChileMon, Mar 4, 3:06 AM GMT-3 · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
20. 5.633 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Mar 4, 3:10 AM GMT-3 · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
21. 6.336 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Mar 4, 3:17 AM GMT-3 · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
22. 4.79 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Mar 4, 4:45 AM GMT-3 · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
23. 4.77 km NNW of Quilpué, ChileMon, Mar 4, 5:36 AM GMT-3 · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
24. 4.816 km NNW of Cartagena, ChileMon, Mar 4, 6:21 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
25. 4.626 km NNW of Cartagena, ChileMon, Mar 4, 6:41 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
26. 4.426 km WSW of Melipilla, ChileMon, Mar 4, 7:09 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
27. 5.118 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Mar 4, 9:02 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
28. 4.762 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Mar 4, 9:59 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
29. 5.438 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Mar 4, 10:00 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
30. 6.317 km S of Melipilla, ChileMon, Mar 4, 12:01 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
31. 4.762 km WSW of San Antonio, ChileMon, Mar 4, 2:19 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
32. 5.466 km WSW of San Antonio, ChileMon, Mar 4, 3:12 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
33. 6.224 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Mar 4, 4:03 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
34. 4.416 km SW of Melipilla, ChileMon, Mar 4, 4:32 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
35. 5.130 km W of Cartagena, ChileMon, Mar 4, 4:43 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
36. 5.158 km SW of San Antonio, ChileMon, Mar 4, 6:07 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
37. 3.342 km WSW of San Antonio, ChileMon, Mar 4, 6:30 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
38. 4.478 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Mar 4, 8:56 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
39. 2.638 km NW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Mar 4, 9:22 PM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
40. 3.620 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileTue, Mar 5, 12:34 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
41. 3.227 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, ChileTue, Mar 5, 1:18 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
42. 3.150 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileTue, Mar 5, 1:37 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
43. 4.157 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileTue, Mar 5, 2:43 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
44. 4.846 km SW of San Antonio, ChileTue, Mar 5, 3:29 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
45. 4.958 km WSW of San Antonio, ChileTue, Mar 5, 3:58 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
46. 4.249 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileTue, Mar 5, 4:23 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
47. 5.141 km N of Valparaíso, ChileTue, Mar 5, 4:33 AM GMT-3 · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
48. 5.163 km SW of San Antonio, ChileTue, Mar 5, 9:48 AM GMT-3 · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
49. 5.132 km NNW of Valparaíso, ChileTue, Mar 5, 11:13 AM GMT-3 · 15176 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away
50. 4.565 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileTue, Mar 5, 11:23 AM GMT-3 · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
51. 5.125 km SSW of San Antonio, ChileTue, Mar 5, 1:38 PM GMT-3 · 15176 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
52. 3.033 km NW of Cartagena, ChileTue, Mar 5, 4:50 PM GMT-3 · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
53. 4.036 km W of Valparaíso, ChileTue, Mar 5, 6:44 PM GMT-3 · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
54. 5.464 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileTue, Mar 5, 6:46 PM GMT-3 · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
55. 4.251 km NNW of Valparaíso, ChileTue, Mar 5, 9:46 PM GMT-3 · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
56. 2.839 km W of Valparaíso, ChileTue, Mar 5, 10:55 PM GMT-3 · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
57. 3.312 km W of Melipilla, ChileTue, Mar 5, 11:18 PM GMT-3 · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
58. 3.97 km WSW of La Ligua, ChileTue, Mar 5, 11:25 PM GMT-3 · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
59. 4.071 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileTue, Mar 5, 11:28 PM GMT-3 · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
60. 2.871 km W of Cartagena, ChileWed, Mar 6, 5:00 AM GMT-3 · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 140.

Before

1. 5.320 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Feb 23, 2:45 AM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 58 km deep · 9 km away
2. 4.838 km NW of Cartagena, ChileSat, Feb 23, 2:43 AM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 60 km deep · 27 km away
3. 4.738 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileSat, Feb 23, 2:34 AM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
4. 4.481 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileSat, Feb 23, 2:26 AM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
5. 4.540 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Feb 23, 2:11 AM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
6. 5.026 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Feb 23, 1:35 AM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 64 km deep · 12 km away
7. 5.011 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Feb 22, 4:33 PM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 66 km deep · 4 km away
8. 4.834 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Feb 22, 4:19 PM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
9. 4.917 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Feb 22, 4:06 PM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 65 km deep · 4 km away
10. 4.863 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Feb 22, 3:14 PM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
11. 4.746 km NW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Feb 22, 2:09 PM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
12. 4.645 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Feb 22, 12:07 PM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
13. 4.428 km W of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Feb 22, 9:30 AM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
14. 4.848 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Feb 22, 5:51 AM GMT-3 · 15187 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
15. 4.549 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Feb 22, 3:54 AM GMT-3 · 15188 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
16. 4.844 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileThu, Feb 21, 7:17 PM GMT-3 · 15188 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
17. 4.943 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileThu, Feb 21, 4:23 PM GMT-3 · 15188 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
18. 5.722 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileThu, Feb 21, 3:53 PM GMT-3 · 15188 days ago · 56 km deep · 10 km away
19. 4.347 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileThu, Feb 21, 8:00 AM GMT-3 · 15188 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
20. 4.974 km WSW of San Antonio, ChileSun, Feb 10, 8:38 AM GMT-3 · 15199 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002c5k. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC.