- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 25, 1900 CE
- Location:
- Off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan
- Magnitude:
- 7.1 Mw
- Depth:
- 35 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.1
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 7.9
Other earthquake records of 1900 CE
- Turkey, Kars, Karakurt, Kagizman, Digor · Ms 5.9 · 140 deaths
- Venezuela, Macuto · Mw 7.7 · 25 deaths
- Indonesia, Nw. Irian Jaya · Ms 6.9 · 5 deaths
- Alaska, Se. Alaska · 5 deaths
- Costa Rica · Ms 7.5
- Mexico · Mw 7.3
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 7.1 - Off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan (1900 CE) happen?
- December 25, 1900 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.