Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 43 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 43 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile on Tue, Apr 2, 1985, 11:57 PM GMT-4 (03:57 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 42 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-04-03 03:57:34 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.142° S, 72.075° 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 1.9 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 111 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.242 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15149 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.760 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15149 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 5.032 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15143 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.274 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15142 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.010 km N of Cartagena, Chile · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.066 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.272 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15140 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.359 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15140 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.379 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.5124 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.855 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 5.633 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15137 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.562 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15137 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 4.853 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15136 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 4.868 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15136 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 4.674 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 4.684 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15134 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 4.574 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15132 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 4.664 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15131 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 4.342 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15130 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 4.960 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15130 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 4.359 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15130 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 4.776 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15130 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 5.613 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15124 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 4.832 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15115 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 4.7Off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 15110 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 4.942 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15107 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 4.583 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15103 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 5.671 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15103 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 4.982 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15103 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 4.678 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15103 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 4.953 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15102 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 4.638 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15101 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 4.569 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15098 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 4.661 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15098 days ago · 56 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 4.543 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15095 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 3.539 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15090 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 4.271 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15152 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.765 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15153 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 5.658 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15160 days ago · 53 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.597 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15160 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 5.223 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.738 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.480 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 5.012 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15164 days ago · 58 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 6.718 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15164 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.666 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 5.0near the coast of central Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 5.429 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15165 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.4100 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15165 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 5.153 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15166 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 6.735 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15166 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.697 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15166 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 4.546 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 3.041 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.763 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away

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