Chile earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 42 km NNW of Viña del Mar, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 42 km NNW of Viña del Mar, Chile on Sun, Mar 10, 1985, 4:53 AM GMT-4 (08:53 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 52 km W of Valparaíso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-03-10 08:53:43 UTC
Depth
39.5 km (24.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.657° S, 71.667° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.869 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.531 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 57 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.527 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.368 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 5.852 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 5.273 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15170 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.351 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.577 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.250 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.710 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 3.752 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15168 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.763 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15167 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.546 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15166 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 6.735 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 15165 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 5.153 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 5.429 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 5.0near the coast of central Chile · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 6.718 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 15163 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 5.012 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15163 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 4.738 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 5.223 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 4.826 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 5.658 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15158 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 4.765 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15151 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 4.943 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15148 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 6.242 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 4.760 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 5.032 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15142 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 3.010 km N of Cartagena, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 3.359 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 5.633 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15136 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 4.853 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 4.868 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 4.674 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15134 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 4.574 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15130 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 5.613 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15123 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 4.345 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 15121 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 4.832 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15113 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 3.130 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.959 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 15172 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.724 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.649 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.746 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.054 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.745 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.878 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.179 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.721 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 5.021 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.644 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 5.010 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15174 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 5.119 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 5.346 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 5.529 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 56 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 4.828 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.625 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 15175 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 4.333 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15175 days ago · 53 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 4.071 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cpc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.