- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 9, 1905 CE
- Location:
- southern Iran
- Magnitude:
- 6.23 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 6.23
- NOAA_SIGEQ
Other earthquake records of 1905 CE
- India, Kangra · Mw 7.9 · 19,000 deaths
- Italy, Monteleone, Tropea, Monte Poro · Ms 7.1 · 557 deaths
- Albania, Shkoder · M 6.6 · 120 deaths
- Japan, Off Fukushima · Ms 7 · 57 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 5 · 13 deaths
- Japan, Aki · Ms 7.8 · 11 deaths
Press of the period
Archive newspaper issues published within a few days of this event. These issues may not report the event itself; they offer a direct window onto the press of the period.
- VooruitJanuary 9, 1905open in archive ↗
- Daily ColonistJanuary 12, 1905open in archive ↗
- Victoria Daily TimesJanuary 12, 1905open in archive ↗
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 6.2 - southern Iran (1905 CE) happen?
- January 9, 1905 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.
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