Today

 It’s Tuesday, Jan. 24, the 24th day of 2017. There are 341 days left in the year.

• In 1939, at least 28,000 people were killed by an earthquake that devastated the city of Chillan in Chile. 

• One year ago: A magnitude 7.1 quake knocked items off shelves and walls in Alaska, jolting the nerves of residents in the earthquake-prone region.