M4.5 earthquake West Chile Rise
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the West Chile Rise on Sun, Sep 29, 1985, 2:50 AM GMT-6 (08:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-29 08:50:33 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.725° S, 83.460° 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 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002k95. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.