El Terremoto que Borró Chillán del Mapa y Mató a 28.000 Personas en 1939

The Earthquake That Wiped Chillán Off the Map and Killed 28,000 People in 1939 🌍 The Chillán Earthquake (1939) in Chile: The night a city vanished. We tell you the true story of the deadliest natural disaster in Chilean history, which devastated 97% of Chillán in less than three minutes and left between 24,000 and 30,000 dead in the early morning of January 24, 1939. You will discover the events as they unfolded, the testimonies of those who lived through it, and how this earthquake forever changed the way construction was done throughout Latin America. 👉 Don't miss the ending, where you will discover information that few media outlets have reported: how a school donated by Mexico and the murals of David Alfaro Siqueiros became national monuments born from the tragedy. These are events we cannot afford to forget. Other similar stories: The Most Powerful Earthquake in History: The 9.5 Magnitude Earthquake That Submerged Valdivia | Chile, 1960 👉    • El Terremoto Más Poderoso de la Historia: ...   The Earthquake That Moved Chile 3 Meters: The 8.8 Magnitude Earthquake That Devastated Concepción | Chile, 2010 👉    • El Terremoto que Movió a Chile 3 Metros: L...   The Glacier That Nobody Thought Would Fall: The Day That Buried More Than 20,000 Peruvians | Peru, 1970 👉    • El Glaciar que Nadie Creyó que Caería: El ...   📢 At Forgotten Natural Disasters, you'll find dozens of stories that need to be told, from the Andes to Southeast Asia. Your support allows us to continue researching and documenting these events. 📢 In Forgotten Natural Disasters, you'll find dozens of stories that need to be told, from the Andes to Southeast Asia. Your support allows us to continue researching and documenting these events. This video was produced with respect for the victims of the 1939 Chillán earthquake and their families. All information presented is based on verifiable documentary sources. Information Sources: National Seismological Center (CSN), University of Chile — Seismic Ephemeris: Chillán Earthquake 1939 Seismic Risk Program (PRS), University of Chile — 82 Years After the Chillán Catastrophe Memoria Chilena, National Library of Chile — Chillán Earthquake National Historical Museum of Chile — Photographic Record of the Chillán Earthquake Department of Risk Management in Emergencies and Disasters, Ministry of Health of Chile — January 24, 1939 La Tercera — Chillán 1939: 80 Years After the Deadliest Earthquake Recorded in Chile (2019) Cooperativa.cl — Chillán Earthquake of 1939: 80 Years After the Deadliest Tragedy Iglesia.cl / Cáritas Chile — 1939 Earthquake: The Catastrophe That United Us Wikipedia — Chillán Earthquake of 1939 Wikipedia — Murals of the Escuela México Cinna Lomnitz — Pan-American Geophysics (1971) Documentary "1939 Chillán Disappears," dir. Mario Jara (2005), Audiovisual Development Fund, Ministry of Culture of Chile #ChillanEarthquake #NaturalDisasters #HistoryOfChile #NaturalCatastrophicRevolutions #HistoricalEarthquake 📌 SOURCES AND IMAGES - This documentary is based on research using newspaper archives and official reports, the sources of which are detailed alongside this text. Some scenes have been visually recreated due to the age of the events or the lack of quality archival material, in order to offer a more complete experience to the viewer.