July 29, 1957 Earthquake: Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Antofagasta, Chile on July 29, 1957 at 17:15:14 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- July 29, 1957
- Time
- 17:15:14 UTC
- Place
- Antofagasta, Chile
- Magnitude
- 7 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Intensity
- 3 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 23.500° S, 71.500° W
- Country
- Chile
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
July 29, 1957, 17:15:14 UTC, 23.5 S, 71.5 W, magnitude 7.0 MS, shallow depth. (reference #88)
July 29, 1957, 17:15:14 UTC, 23.5 S, 71.5 W, magnitude 7.0 MS, intensity III. (reference #1206)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 30, 1995, Antofagasta, Calama, Mejillones, Chile
- March 5, 1987, Antofagasta, Arica, Chile
- July 13, 1936, Taltal, Chile
- October 9, 1877, Chile
- November 19, 1873, Antofagasta, Chile
- June 12, 1878, Northern, Chile
- November 20, 1928, Northern, Chile
- July 3, 1836, Cobija, Chile
- June 19, 1970, Northern, Chile
- October 4, 1940, Northern, Chile
- February 5, 1988, Taltal, Chile
- November 3, 1933, Chile
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 6546.