M4.8 earthquake 45 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 45 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile on Wed, Jun 25, 1986, 2:12 AM GMT-4 (06:12 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 39 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (Ms, surface-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-25 06:12:05 UTC
- Depth
- 43.8 km (27.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.396° S, 72.059° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (III) at Valparaiso.
From the USGS event page for usp0002vd2. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.140 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 14686 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.747 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14679 days ago · 41 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.184 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 14679 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.739 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14679 days ago · 41 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.147 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 14679 days ago · 45 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.348 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 14679 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.376 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 14678 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.169 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 14678 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002vd2. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC.