17 December
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Tierra del Fuego at 06:53:30. Its epicentre was located in the east of the Chilean Tierra del Fuego Province, close to the Argentine border, at a depth of 30 km. It is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the south of Argentina and one of the most powerful in austral Chile. It was felt with intensities as high as VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale and affected the settlements of Punta Arenas and Río Gallegos.
18 December
Today saw the last of three Argentine Grand Prix races being held on the Palermo street circuit in Cordoba. All three podium positions went to Ferrari 166 FL drivers; the Italian Alberto Ascari, Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio and the Italian Luigi Villoresi.
20 December
The football club, Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys, has won the Primera División Argentina for the second year running. Rosario Central were runners up.