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M4.2 earthquake 49 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 49 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile on Tue, Mar 5, 1985, 4:23 AM GMT-3 (07:23 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-03-05 07:23:09 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.725° S, 72.010° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.141 km N of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 5.132 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.565 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.033 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.036 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 5.464 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.251 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.839 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 3.97 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.071 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.871 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.633 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.333 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 3.625 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.977 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.828 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 5.529 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 56 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 5.346 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 5.119 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 5.010 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 4.644 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 5.021 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 4.721 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 3.179 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 3.096 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.878 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.745 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 4.054 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 4.746 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 3.649 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 3.724 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.959 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 15172 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 4.379 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 3.130 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 5.242 km NNW of Viña del Mar, Chile · 15171 days ago · 40 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 3.869 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 4.531 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 46 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 57 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 3.527 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 3.368 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 5.852 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 5.273 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 4.396 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 4.351 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 3.577 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 4.493 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 3.250 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 4.710 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 3.752 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.763 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 4.546 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15166 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 4.697 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15165 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 6.735 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 5.153 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 5.429 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 5.0near the coast of central Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 6.718 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15163 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 5.012 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15163 days ago · 58 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 4.480 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 4.738 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 4.157 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.150 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.227 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.620 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.638 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.478 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 5.130 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 6.224 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 5.438 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.762 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 5.118 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.626 km NNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.816 km NNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.77 km NNW of Quilpué, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.79 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 6.336 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 5.633 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 6.619 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 5.243 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 5.241 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cfd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:05 PM UTC.