M5.0 earthquake 53 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 53 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile on Wed, May 14, 1986, 11:54 AM GMT-4 (15:54 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 1986-05-14 15:54:23 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.623° S, 71.919° 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) at La Ligua, San Felipe, Los Andes, Vina del Mar and Valparaiso; (III) at Quillota and Santo Domingo; (II) at Santiago.
From the USGS event page for usp0002u0b. 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.733 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 14744 days ago · 49 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.429 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14743 days ago · 45 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.947 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 14743 days ago · 50 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.457 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14723 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.845 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 14709 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002u0b. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:54 AM UTC.