Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 51 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 51 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile on Tue, Mar 5, 1985, 9:46 PM GMT-3 (00:46 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 33 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-03-06 00:46:27 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.586° S, 71.759° 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: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.839 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.97 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.071 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.333 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 53 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.625 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.828 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 5.529 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 56 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 5.346 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 5.119 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 5.010 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.644 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 5.021 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.721 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 3.179 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.096 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.878 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.745 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 4.054 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 3.649 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 3.724 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.959 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 15172 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 3.130 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 5.242 km NNW of Viña del Mar, Chile · 15172 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 3.869 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 4.531 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 57 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 3.527 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 3.368 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 5.852 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 5.273 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 4.351 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 3.577 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 3.250 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 4.710 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 3.752 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.763 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 4.546 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15166 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 6.735 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 5.153 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 5.429 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 5.0near the coast of central Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 6.718 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15163 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 5.012 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15163 days ago · 58 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 4.738 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 5.223 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 5.658 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15158 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 4.765 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15151 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 4.943 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15148 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 6.242 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 4.760 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 5.032 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15142 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 3.010 km N of Cartagena, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 3.359 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 4.853 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 4.868 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 4.674 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15134 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 4.574 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15130 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 5.613 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15123 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 4.345 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 15120 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 5.464 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.036 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.033 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 5.132 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 5.141 km N of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.249 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.157 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.150 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.227 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.620 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.638 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.478 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 6.224 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 5.438 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.762 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 5.118 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.626 km NNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.816 km NNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 4.77 km NNW of Quilpué, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 4.79 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cgj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:20 PM UTC.