Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 31 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 31 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile on Sun, Mar 10, 1985, 12:15 PM GMT-4 (16:15 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.7 35 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-03-10 16:15:21 UTC
Depth
45.7 km (28.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.971° S, 71.955° 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 105 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 57 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.527 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.368 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 5.852 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 47 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 5.273 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.396 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.351 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.577 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.493 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.250 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.710 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 3.752 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.763 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 3.041 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.546 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.697 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 6.735 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 5.153 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 4.4100 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 5.429 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15170 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 5.0near the coast of central Chile · 15170 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 6.718 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 5.012 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 58 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 4.480 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 4.738 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 5.223 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 3.597 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15166 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 5.658 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15165 days ago · 53 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 4.765 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15158 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 4.271 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15157 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 4.943 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15154 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 6.242 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15154 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 4.760 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15154 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 5.032 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15148 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 3.010 km N of Cartagena, Chile · 15146 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 3.359 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15145 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 5.633 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15142 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 4.562 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15142 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 4.853 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 4.868 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 4.674 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 4.574 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15137 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 4.664 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15136 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 4.342 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15136 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 4.960 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 4.359 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 4.776 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 5.613 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 4.345 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 15127 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 4.832 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15120 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 3.869 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 5.242 km NNW of Viña del Mar, Chile · 15178 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.955 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.130 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.379 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.476 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.959 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 15179 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.724 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.649 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.976 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.746 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 5.865 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.054 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.745 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15180 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.878 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 3.096 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 3.179 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.721 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 5.021 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 4.853 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cq0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.