Earthquake — Chile: Tierra Del Fuego

When

17 Dec 1949

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

7.8

Where

Chile

Coordinates

54.00° S, 71.00° W

Deaths

1

Depth km

33

Chilean natural disasters

The 1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquakes occurred slightly more than eight hours apart on 17 December. Their epicenters were located in the east of the Chilean Tierra del Fuego Province, close to the Argentine border on the island of Tierra del Fuego.

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