Chile earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 43 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 43 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile on Sun, Mar 3, 1985, 11:56 PM GMT-3 (02:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 63 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-03-04 02:56:09 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.244° S, 72.030° 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 2.2 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.263 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 6.619 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 6.339 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 5.633 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 6.336 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.866 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 5.053 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.79 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.77 km NNW of Quilpué, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 5.148 km S of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.816 km NNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.626 km NNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.426 km WSW of Melipilla, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 5.118 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 4.762 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 5.438 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 5.772 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 6.317 km S of Melipilla, Chile · 15177 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 5.785 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 4.762 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 5.466 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 6.224 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 4.416 km SW of Melipilla, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 5.130 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 5.158 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 3.342 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 4.478 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 3.620 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 3.227 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 3.150 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 4.157 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 5.283 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 4.846 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 4.958 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 4.249 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 5.141 km N of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 5.163 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 3.788 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 5.132 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 4.565 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 5.125 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 4.468 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 3.033 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 4.572 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 4.036 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 5.464 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 4.251 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.839 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 3.312 km W of Melipilla, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 4.071 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.871 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 4.375 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 4.633 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 4.333 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 53 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 4.792 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 3.625 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 32 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 4.977 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 4.828 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 5.529 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 5.346 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 4.954 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 5.241 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 5.440 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 5.145 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 5.365 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 5.245 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 5.329 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 7.419 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 5.511 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 5.912 km NE of Viña del Mar, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 6.45 km N of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 8.025 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 5.512 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 4.322 km N of Cartagena, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.518 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 60 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.521 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15182 days ago · 68 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.555 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 5.115 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15186 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 5.320 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15186 days ago · 58 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 4.838 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15186 days ago · 60 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cdc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC.