M4.5 earthquake 49 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 49 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile on Mon, Apr 14, 1986, 11:38 PM GMT-4 (03:38 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 53 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-15 03:38:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.201° S, 72.124° 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
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- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.483 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14759 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.265 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 14756 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.748 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile · 14755 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.5127 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 14755 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.053 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14749 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.733 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 14742 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.429 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14742 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.947 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 14741 days ago · 50 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.457 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14722 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002sxe. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:59 PM UTC.