<page_title> List of earthquakes in 1939 </page_title> <section_title> By death toll </section_title> <table> <cell> 32,700 <col_header> Death toll </col_header> </cell> <cell> Turkey Erzincan Province, Turkey <col_header> Location </col_header> </cell> <cell> December 26 <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> <cell> 30,000 <col_header> Death toll </col_header> </cell> <cell> Chile Bio-Bio Region, Chile <col_header> Location </col_header> </cell> <cell> January 25 <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 1939, an earthquake struck Chile causing 30,000 deaths in January, and in December Turkey was shaken by an earthquake that left 32,700 dead.