M6.3 earthquake near Melipilla, Santiago Metropolitan

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 17 km S of Melipilla, Chile on 4 Mar 1985, 15:01 UTC at a depth of 40 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Melipilla, about 17 km away in Santiago Metropolitan, Chile.