Chile earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 52 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 52 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile on Wed, Mar 13, 1985, 11:57 PM GMT-4 (03:57 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 46 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-03-14 03:57:05 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.873° S, 72.162° 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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 109 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.763 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.546 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15165 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.697 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 6.735 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 5.153 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.4100 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 5.429 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 5.0near the coast of central Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 6.718 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15162 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 5.012 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15162 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.480 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.738 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 5.223 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15161 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15161 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.597 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15159 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 5.658 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15158 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.765 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15151 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.271 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15150 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 4.943 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 6.242 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 4.760 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 5.032 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 3.010 km N of Cartagena, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 3.359 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 5.633 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 4.562 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 4.853 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15134 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 4.868 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15134 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 4.674 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15134 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 4.574 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15130 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 4.664 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 4.960 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15128 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 4.359 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15128 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 4.776 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15128 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 5.613 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15122 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 4.345 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 15120 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 4.832 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15113 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 4.7Off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 15108 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.710 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.250 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.493 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.577 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.351 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.396 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 5.273 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 5.852 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.368 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.527 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 57 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.531 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 3.869 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 5.242 km NNW of Viña del Mar, Chile · 15171 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.130 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 4.379 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 3.476 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.959 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 15172 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 3.724 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.649 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cv1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC.