M4.8 earthquake 26 km W of Valparaíso, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 26 km W of Valparaíso, Chile on Mon, Dec 30, 1985, 3:40 PM GMT-3 (18:40 UTC), 49 km (31 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-30 18:40:00 UTC
- Depth
- 49.3 km (30.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.034° S, 71.910° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.391 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 14879 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.352 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14869 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.577 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 14849 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.764 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 14839 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.373 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 14839 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.546 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14833 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
Before
- 4.682 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14886 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.456 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14899 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.816 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14903 days ago · 82 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.174 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 14909 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pkv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:21 AM UTC.