M4.1 earthquake 69 km W of Cartagena, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 69 km W of Cartagena, Chile on Tue, Jul 29, 1986, 1:50 PM GMT-4 (17:50 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 64 km W of San Antonio, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-07-29 17:50:39 UTC
- Depth
- 11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.504° S, 72.351° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.364 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 14644 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.257 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 14629 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.065 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 14626 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
Before
- 4.376 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 14676 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.348 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 14677 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.147 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 14677 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.739 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14677 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.184 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 14677 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.747 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14677 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.140 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 14684 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002wp9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.