M6.3 earthquake near San Antonio, Valparaiso

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 39 km SW of San Antonio, Chile on 4 Mar 1985, 06:06 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 San Antonio, about 39 km away in Valparaiso, Chile.