Chile earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 64 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 64 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile on Tue, Mar 5, 1985, 6:46 PM GMT-3 (21:46 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 29 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-03-05 21:46:31 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.182° S, 72.301° 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 2.4 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.251 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.839 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.071 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.871 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.633 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.333 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 53 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.792 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.625 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.977 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.828 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 5.529 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 56 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 5.346 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 5.119 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 5.346 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 5.010 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.644 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 4.853 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 5.021 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 4.721 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 3.179 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 3.096 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.878 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.745 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 4.054 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 3.0137 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 5.865 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 4.746 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 3.976 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 3.649 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 3.724 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.959 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 15172 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 3.081 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 3.476 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 4.379 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 3.130 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 4.955 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 5.242 km NNW of Viña del Mar, Chile · 15171 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 3.869 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 4.531 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 57 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 3.527 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 66 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 3.368 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 5.852 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 47 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 5.273 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 4.396 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 3.096 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 3.6146 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 4.351 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 3.577 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 4.493 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 3.250 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 4.710 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 3.752 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 3.0106 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.763 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 3.041 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15166 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 4.546 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15166 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 4.697 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15165 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 6.735 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 5.153 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 4.036 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.033 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.468 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 5.125 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.565 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 5.132 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.788 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 5.163 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 5.141 km N of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.249 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.958 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.846 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 5.283 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.157 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.150 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 3.227 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.620 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 4.478 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 3.342 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 5.158 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cgd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.