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Chile Earthquake in 1939...
Chile Earthquake in 1939...
Item # 563363
January 26, 1939
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, January 26, 1939
* Massive earthquake in Chile
This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Total of the Dead May Go Up to 12,000" and "Estimate Given by Airmen Flying Over Quake Region".
Other news of the day throughout. Lightly browned with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: The 1939 Chillán earthquake (Spanish terremoto de Chillán de 1939) was a major earthquake in south-central Chile. It is currently the single earthquake that has caused the most deaths in Chile. The earthquake occurred the 24 January of 1939 and had an intensity of 8.3 in the Richter scale. The death toll was around 30,000,[1] compared to the 6,000 of the Great Chilean Earthquake of 1960.
* Massive earthquake in Chile
This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Total of the Dead May Go Up to 12,000" and "Estimate Given by Airmen Flying Over Quake Region".
Other news of the day throughout. Lightly browned with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: The 1939 Chillán earthquake (Spanish terremoto de Chillán de 1939) was a major earthquake in south-central Chile. It is currently the single earthquake that has caused the most deaths in Chile. The earthquake occurred the 24 January of 1939 and had an intensity of 8.3 in the Richter scale. The death toll was around 30,000,[1] compared to the 6,000 of the Great Chilean Earthquake of 1960.
Category: The 20th Century
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