M5.3 earthquake West Chile Rise
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in the West Chile Rise on Thu, Aug 15, 1985, 2:59 AM GMT-6 (08:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-15 08:59:49 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.407° S, 93.251° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002hs4 (also filed as gcmtb081585b, gcmt19850815085949, iscgem518120). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:24 PM UTC.