Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 68 km W of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 68 km W of Valparaíso, Chile on Tue, Apr 16, 1985, 12:00 AM GMT-4 (04:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 60 km W of Cartagena, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-04-16 04:00:45 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.124° S, 72.356° 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 1.8 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.674 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15134 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.684 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15132 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.574 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15130 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.664 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.342 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15129 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.960 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15128 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.359 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15128 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.776 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15128 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 5.613 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15122 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.832 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15113 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.7Off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 15108 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.942 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15106 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.583 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15101 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 5.671 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15101 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.982 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15101 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.678 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15101 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.953 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15100 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 4.638 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15099 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 4.569 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15097 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 4.661 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15096 days ago · 56 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 4.543 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15093 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 3.539 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15088 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 3.990 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15084 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 4.650 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15081 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 5.333 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15080 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 3.964 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15080 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 5.550 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15078 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.853 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15134 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.562 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 5.633 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.855 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15136 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.5124 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15137 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.379 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.359 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.272 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.066 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.010 km N of Cartagena, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.274 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15140 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 5.032 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.760 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 6.242 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.943 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 4.271 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15150 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 4.765 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15151 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 5.658 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15158 days ago · 53 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 3.597 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 15159 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15161 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002duy. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC.