M4.5 earthquake 84 km E of Salamanca, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 84 km E of Salamanca, Chile on Mon, Jun 16, 1986, 11:22 PM GMT-4 (03:22 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-17 03:22:42 UTC
- Depth
- 118.1 km (73.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 31.861° S, 70.073° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (II) at Mendoza, Argentina.
From the USGS event page for usp0002v49. 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 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.363 km ENE of Salamanca, Chile · 14715 days ago · 114 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.664 km SW of Villa Basilio Nievas, Argentina · 14710 days ago · 75 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.566 km NE of Los Andes, Chile · 14702 days ago · 105 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.177 km NNW of Mendoza, Argentina · 14686 days ago · 125 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.393 km NW of Mendoza, Argentina · 14664 days ago · 118 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002v49. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.