List of earthquakes in 1939
By death toll
Note: At least 10 casualties

List of earthquakes in 1939

Section Title: By death toll
Table Section Text: Note: At least 10 casualties

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	Depth (km)	Date

1	32,700	7.8	Turkey Erzincan Province, Turkey	20.0	December 26

2	30,000	7.8	Chile Bio-Bio Region, Chile	35.0	January 25

3	41	6.3	Turkey Izmir Province, Turkey	35.0	September 22

4	37	0.0	Peru Madre de Dios Region, Peru	0.0	June 24

5	27	7.0	Japan off the coast of Akita Prefecture, Honshu, Japan	10.0	May 1

6	22	6.4	Ghana Central Region (Ghana)	15.0	June 22

7	13	5.9	Turkey Erzincan Province, Turkey	80.0	November 21

8	12	7.8	Solomon Islands Solomon Islands	15.0	April 30

Sentence(s)

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.

final_sentence: 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.