M4.5 earthquake 84 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 84 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile on Sat, Jan 4, 1986, 11:09 PM GMT-3 (02:09 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-05 02:09:50 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.840° S, 72.476° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.381 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 14877 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.684 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 14877 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.693 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 14877 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.577 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 14850 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.764 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 14840 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.373 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 14840 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ps8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC.