1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquake

The shaking crossed the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, spanning the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego and the Chilean provinces of Tierra del Fuego and Antártica Chilena. It came as a series of shocks, the first logged at 06:53:30 GMT on 17 December and the last at 22:30:48 GMT the same day. Intensity reached VIII on the Mercalli scale, and it was felt in settlements on the island and north as far as Punta Arenas and Río Gallegos. One death was recorded at Tolhuin, in Argentine Tierra del Fuego.

Origin time (UTC)

1949-12-17T06:53

Magnitude

7.69

Magnitude type

mw

Depth (km)

10

Deaths, as sources state them

1

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem897093

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: chile, argentina, tierra del fuego, magallanes, 1949

Coordinates: -53.972, -69.562

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

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