Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 16 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile on Wed, Dec 11, 1985, 12:28 PM GMT-3 (15:28 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-12-11 15:28:48 UTC
Depth
81.6 km (50.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
32.916° S, 71.729° 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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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.456 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14897 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.682 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.826 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 14882 days ago · 49 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.352 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14868 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.577 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 14847 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.174 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 14907 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.68 km SSW of San Felipe, Chile · 14921 days ago · 98 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.671 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14923 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ns6. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:58 AM UTC.