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Events on Tuesday 24 January 1939 1
1939Chillán earthquakeChile's deadliest recorded earthquakeA magnitude 7.8 earthquake destroyed much of Chillán and nearby towns in south-central Chile. It remains the deadliest earthquake in Chile's recorded history. The disaster led to the creation of CORFO, the national development agency.