Chile earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 12 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile on Tue, Mar 19, 1985, 12:41 AM GMT-4 (04:41 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 23 km NW of Cartagena, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-03-19 04:41:03 UTC
Depth
57.5 km (35.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.100° S, 71.737° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 130 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.480 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.738 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 5.223 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.597 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15159 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 5.658 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15159 days ago · 53 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.765 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15152 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.271 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15151 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.943 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15148 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 6.242 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15148 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.760 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15148 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 5.032 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15142 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 3.010 km N of Cartagena, Chile · 15140 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 3.359 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.855 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15137 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 5.633 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15136 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 4.562 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15136 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.853 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 4.868 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 4.674 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15134 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 4.574 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15131 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 4.664 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15130 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 4.342 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 4.960 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 4.359 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 4.776 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 5.613 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15123 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 4.832 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15114 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 4.7Off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 15109 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 4.723 km NNW of Llaillay, Chile · 15108 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 4.942 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15106 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 6.718 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15163 days ago · 42 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 5.0near the coast of central Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 5.429 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 5.153 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15165 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 6.735 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15165 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.697 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15165 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.546 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15166 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.041 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.763 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.752 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.710 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 3.250 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.493 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 3.577 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.351 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 4.396 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15170 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 5.273 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 5.852 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 3.368 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 3.527 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 66 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002d15. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.