M5.0 earthquake 47 km SSE of Salamanca, Chile
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 47 km SSE of Salamanca, Chile on Sun, Jan 5, 1986, 4:15 PM GMT-3 (19:15 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-05 19:15:27 UTC
- Depth
- 97.6 km (60.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 32.183° S, 70.792° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV) in the Valparaiso-Vina del Mar area and (III) at Santiago, Chile.
From the USGS event page for usp0002pt2. 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pt2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.