M4.4 earthquake 56 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 56 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile on Sun, Dec 15, 1985, 12:24 PM GMT-3 (15:24 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 26 km W of Valparaíso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-15 15:24:10 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.894° S, 72.206° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.682 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14889 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.826 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 14887 days ago · 49 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.391 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 14882 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.352 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.577 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 14852 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.764 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 14842 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.373 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 14842 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002nwm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.