- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 5, 1901 CE
- Location:
- Kuril Islands
- Magnitude:
- 7.3 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 7.3
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 7.5
Other earthquake records of 1901 CE
- Japan, Off Northeast Coast Honshu · Ms 8.2 · 18 deaths
- Bulgaria, Balchik · Ms 7.2 · 4 deaths
- Bulgaria, Balchik, Kavarna, Blatnitsa, Limanu · Ms 6.4 · 4 deaths
- Japan, Off Northeast Coast Honshu · Ms 7.9
- Japan, Ryukyu Islands · M 7.9
- Russia, Kuril Islands · M 7.5
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 7.3 - Kuril Islands (1901 CE) happen?
- April 5, 1901 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.