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Historic Earthquake
1985 Santiago Jimin
3 March 1985 · Central Coast, San Antonio · Chile
On 3 March 1985 at 22:47 UTC, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Chile (Central Coast, San Antonio), at a depth of 40 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 110 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 180 people and injured 2,575.
- Date
- 3 March 1985
- Time
- 22:47 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.0
- Depth
- 40 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 180
- Injuries
- 2,575
- Estimated Damage
- 1.5 billion US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (3.5 m wave)
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Chile
- Nearest Volcano
- Tupungatito (181 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20152015 Illapel Earthquake · M 8.315 deaths
- 19851985 Pichilemu Earthquake · M 7.52 deaths
- 1981Off Central Coast, Las Cruces · M 7.51 deaths
- 19711971 Aconcagua Earthquake · M 7.883 deaths
- 19431943 Ovalle Earthquake · M 8.211 deaths
- 1928Talca, Chillan · M 7.6279 deaths
- 1914Off Central Coast · M 7.6
- 19061906 Valparaíso Earthquake · M 8.24,000 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth