M4.3 earthquake 91 km W of Cartagena, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 91 km W of Cartagena, Chile on Fri, Jan 3, 1986, 10:35 PM GMT-3 (01:35 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 64 km W of Cartagena, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-04 01:35:08 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.547° S, 72.595° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.584 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 14879 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.381 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 14876 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.684 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 14876 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.693 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 14876 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.577 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 14849 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.764 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 14840 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.373 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 14840 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
Before
- 4.826 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 14884 days ago · 49 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.682 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14887 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.456 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14899 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.174 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 14909 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pr2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC.