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M6.5 earthquake, Chile, 1957-07-29

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1957-07-29 17:15

Rank in 195752 / 175among M6+

Rank since 19004224 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

61 km WNW of Antofagasta, Chile · -23.41, -70.94

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1995 M8.0M8.0

2007 M7.7M7.7

1966 M7.7M7.7

1987 M7.6M7.6

1936 M7.5M7.5

1960 M7.3M7.3

1967 M7.3M7.3

1988 M7.2M7.2

1998 M7.1M7.1

1942 M7.1M7.1

1928 M7.0M7.0

1965 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.8 1956-12-18	1956-12-18 02:31	45 km	Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.2 1956-01-18	1956-01-18 08:07	35 km	72 km S of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.0 1952-05-24	1952-05-24 01:59	25 km	111 km SW of Iquique, Chile
M6.0 1951-05-15	1951-05-15 05:18	53 km	78 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile
M6.0 1948-09-06	1948-09-06 08:10	35 km	73 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile
M6.2 1947-01-21	1947-01-21 20:06	35 km	76 km S of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.1 1946-05-10	1946-05-10 23:32	65 km	144 km ENE of Taltal, Chile
M6.5 1944-12-22	1944-12-22 22:31	45 km	41 km SE of Taltal, Chile
M6.0 1943-07-18	1943-07-18 07:55	34 km	74 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile
M7.1 1942-07-08	1942-07-08 06:55	35 km	87 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.