Chile earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 69 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 69 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile on Sun, Mar 10, 1985, 9:59 AM GMT-4 (13:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 31 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-03-10 13:59:45 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.866° S, 72.343° 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: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.531 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.527 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.368 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 5.852 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 47 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 5.273 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.396 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.6146 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.351 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 3.577 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.493 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.250 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.710 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.752 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.763 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.546 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15166 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 4.697 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15165 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 6.735 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 5.153 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 4.4100 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 5.429 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 5.0near the coast of central Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 6.718 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15162 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 5.012 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15162 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 4.480 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 4.738 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 5.223 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15161 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15161 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 3.597 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15159 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 5.658 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15158 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 4.765 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15151 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 4.271 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15150 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 4.943 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 6.242 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 4.760 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 5.032 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15142 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 3.010 km N of Cartagena, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 3.359 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 3.5124 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 5.633 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 4.562 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 4.853 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15134 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 4.868 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15134 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 4.674 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15134 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 4.574 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15130 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 4.664 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 4.960 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15128 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 4.359 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15128 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 4.776 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15128 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 5.613 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15122 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 4.832 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15113 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 5.242 km NNW of Viña del Mar, Chile · 15171 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.130 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.379 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.476 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.959 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 15172 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.724 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.649 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.976 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.746 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 5.865 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.0137 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.054 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.745 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.878 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.096 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 3.179 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 4.721 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 5.021 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 4.644 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 5.010 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cpu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:10 PM UTC.