- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 22, 1902 CE
- Location:
- About 50 km NNE of Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
- Magnitude:
- 7.7 Mw
- Depth:
- 30 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8.362
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 7.7
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.7
Other earthquake records of 1902 CE
- China, Xinjiang, Turkestan · Mw 7.7 · 5,653 deaths
- Uzbekistan, Andizhan · Ms 6.4 · 4,880 deaths
- Guatemala, Quezaltenango, San Marcos · Ms 7.5 · 2,000 deaths
- Azerbaijan, Semacha, N Iran · Ms 6.9 · 2,000 deaths
- El Salvador-Guatemala · Ms 7 · 185 deaths
- Iran, Qeshm Island: Qeshm, Bandar Abbas, Genu · Ms 6.3 · 10 deaths
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 7.7 - About 50 km NNE of Kashgar, Xinjiang, China (1902 CE) happen?
- August 22, 1902 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.