- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 30, 1904 CE
- Location:
- 150 km WNW of Kangding, China
- Magnitude:
- 7.09 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 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 7.09
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6
Other earthquake records of 1904 CE
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 6 · 400 deaths
- Taiwan, Jiayi · Ms 6.3 · 145 deaths
- Greece, Samos, Patmos · Mw 6.1 · 4 deaths
- Taiwan, Jiayi · Ms 6 · 3 deaths
- Russia, Off Kamchatka · Ms 8.3
- Bulgaria, Struma · Ms 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 7.1 - 150 km WNW of Kangding, China (1904 CE) happen?
- August 30, 1904 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.