M6.4 earthquake near La Calera, Valparaiso

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 5 km N of Hacienda La Calera, Chile on 3 Mar 1985, 23:38 UTC at a depth of 33 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 La Calera, about 6 km away in Valparaiso, Chile.