Chile earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 89 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 89 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile on Thu, Sep 12, 1985, 11:54 PM GMT-4 (03:54 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 3 km SSE of San Antonio, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1985-09-13 03:54:21 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.287° S, 72.543° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.941 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 14987 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 5.73 km SSE of San Antonio, Chile · 14981 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 5.367 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 14980 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.553 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 14966 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.456 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 14965 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.352 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 14965 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.560 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 14965 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.449 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 14963 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.446 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14956 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.484 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 14995 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.274 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15013 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.647 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15014 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.881 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15015 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 5.261 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 15018 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.280 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15022 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jqj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.