- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 4, 1907 CE
- Location:
- The 1907 Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami
- Magnitude:
- 8.2 Mw
- Depth:
- 25 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 4.602
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 8.2
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 8.2
Other earthquake records of 1907 CE
- Tajikistan, Karatag · Ms 7.4 · 12,000 deaths
- Indonesia, NW SUMATRA: GUNUNGSITOLi, Barus · Mw 8.2 · 2,188 deaths
- Jamaica, Kingston · Mw 6.2 · 1,000 deaths
- Italy, Ferruzano · Ms 5.9 · 158 deaths
- Mexico, Guerrero · Ms 8.3 · 8 deaths
- Philippines, Se Luzon: Camarines · Ms 7.6 · 2 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 8.2 - The 1907 Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami (1907 CE) happen?
- January 4, 1907 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.