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M4.4 earthquake 78 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 78 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile on Mon, Mar 4, 1985, 8:56 PM GMT-3 (23:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 41 km N of Valparaíso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-03-04 23:56:05 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.567° S, 72.252° 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 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.638 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.227 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.150 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.157 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.249 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 5.141 km N of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 5.132 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.565 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.033 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.036 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 5.464 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.251 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.839 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 3.97 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.071 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.333 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.977 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 4.828 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 5.529 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 5.346 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 5.119 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 5.010 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 4.644 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 5.021 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 4.721 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 3.179 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 3.096 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.878 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.745 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 4.054 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 3.649 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 3.724 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.959 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 15172 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 3.130 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 5.242 km NNW of Viña del Mar, Chile · 15171 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 3.869 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 4.531 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 3.527 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 66 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 3.368 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 5.852 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 5.273 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 4.351 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 3.577 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 4.493 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 3.250 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 4.710 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 3.752 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.763 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 4.546 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15166 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 4.697 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15165 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 6.735 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 5.153 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 5.429 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 6.718 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15163 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 5.012 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15162 days ago · 58 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 4.480 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 4.738 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15161 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 5.658 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15158 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 6.224 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 5.438 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.762 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 5.118 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.626 km NNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.77 km NNW of Quilpué, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.79 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 6.336 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 5.633 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 6.619 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 5.243 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 5.241 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 5.440 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 5.145 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 5.365 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 5.245 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 7.419 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 5.511 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 5.912 km NE of Viña del Mar, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 6.45 km N of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cew. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC.