Earthquake details

Saturday, March 2, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, March 2, 1985 at 11:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 104.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.353 and latitude -27.121.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-27.121, -71.353
UTC time	1985-03-02 11:44:58.610

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-03-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	104.7 km
Vallenar	172.2 km
La Serena	310.2 km
Coquimbo	315.3 km
Ovalle	387.7 km
Antofagasta	397.9 km
Chilecito	441.4 km
La Rioja	509.7 km
Chimbas	558.4 km
San Juan	562.5 km
Santa Lucía	564.6 km
Catamarca	568.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-07-22 09:34 UTC

89.7 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

88.8 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

84.5 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

81.0 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

81.3 km

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

83.4 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

79.8 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 06:05 UTC

85.2 km

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