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1957 Chile Earthquake
29 July 1957 · Antofagasta · Chile
On 29 July 1957 at 17:15 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Chile (Antofagasta), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Nazca Plate, 12 km from its boundary with the South American Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 29 July 1957
- Time
- 17:15 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- III (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Nazca Plate
- Country
- Chile
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20072007 Tocopilla Earthquake · M 7.72 deaths
- 19951995 Antofagasta Earthquake · M 8.03 deaths
- 1987Antofagasta, Arica · M 7.31 deaths
- 1967Northern · M 7.51 deaths
- 19661966 Chile Earthquake · M 7.83 deaths
- 1936Taltal · M 7.31 deaths
- 1929Chile · M 7.5
- 1918Copiapo · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth