Chile earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 45 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 45 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile on Fri, Mar 8, 1985, 7:13 PM GMT-3 (22:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 54 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mb), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-08 22:13:21 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.291° S, 72.016° 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: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 109 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.054 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 5.865 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.746 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.976 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.649 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.724 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.959 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 15172 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.081 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.476 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.379 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.130 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.955 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 5.242 km NNW of Viña del Mar, Chile · 15171 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.869 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.531 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 3.527 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 66 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.368 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 5.852 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 5.273 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 4.396 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 3.096 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 4.351 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 3.577 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 4.493 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 3.250 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 4.710 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 3.752 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 3.0106 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.763 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 3.041 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15166 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 4.546 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15166 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 4.697 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15165 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 6.735 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 5.153 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 4.4100 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 5.429 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 5.0near the coast of central Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 4.666 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 6.718 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15163 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 5.012 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15163 days ago · 58 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 4.480 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 4.738 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 5.223 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15161 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 3.597 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15159 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 5.658 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15158 days ago · 53 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 4.280 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15155 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 4.765 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15151 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 4.271 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15150 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 4.943 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15148 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 6.242 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 4.760 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 5.032 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15142 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 4.274 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 3.010 km N of Cartagena, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 4.066 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 3.272 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 3.359 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 3.379 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 2.878 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.096 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.179 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.721 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 5.021 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.853 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.644 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 5.010 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 5.346 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 5.119 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 5.346 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 5.529 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 56 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.828 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.977 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.625 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.792 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 4.333 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 53 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 4.633 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 4.375 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.871 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ckp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.