1949 Punta Arenas earthquake

Records for the Region of Magallanes place this shock near Punta Arenas on 17 December, one listing putting it about 127 kilometres north of the city. Catalogues give it at magnitude 7.6 to 7.7, the estimates differing, and none attaches a casualty figure to it.

Origin time (UTC)

1949-12-17T15:07

Magnitude

7.58

Magnitude type

mw

Depth (km)

10

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem897095

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: chile, magallanes, punta arenas, 1949

Coordinates: -53.996, -70.057

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and above in Chile from 1900 to 1949

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