Earthquake details

Friday, March 22, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Friday, March 22, 1985 at 14:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Santa Cruz (Chile - CL), about 73.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -72.111 and latitude -34.396.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -34.396, -72.111
UTC time 1985-03-22 14:32:24.230
Location Santa Cruz
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-03-22

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.7
Curicó
Chile · 2026-03-16 06:59 UTC
142.7 km
M 4.2
Santa Cruz
Chile · 2025-10-30 21:16 UTC
47.0 km
M 4.2
Talca
Chile · 2025-07-27 06:36 UTC
139.8 km
M 4.1
Rancagua
Chile · 2025-06-07 23:46 UTC
158.3 km
M 4.6
San Antonio
Chile · 2025-05-11 06:43 UTC
86.7 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.