M4.6 earthquake West Chile Rise
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the West Chile Rise on Mon, Nov 11, 1985, 8:34 PM GMT-7 (03:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.3 southeast of Easter Island. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-12 03:34:11 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.514° S, 97.918° 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 1.6 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 usp0002mpg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:55 PM UTC.