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Historic Earthquake
1985 Pichilemu Earthquake
9 April 1985 · Near Central Coast, Santiago-Valparaiso · Chile
On 9 April 1985 at 01:56 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Chile (Near Central Coast, Santiago-Valparaiso), at a depth of 38 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 125 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 2 people.
- Date
- 9 April 1985
- Time
- 01:56 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 38 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 2
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Chile
- Nearest Volcano
- Palomo (133 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 20102010 Chile Earthquake · M 8.8558 deaths
- 19851985 Santiago Jimin · M 8.0180 deaths
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- 19391939 Chillán Earthquake · M 8.330,000 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