- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June 23, 1908 CE
- Location:
- 20 km WSW of Mílos, Greece
- Magnitude:
- 5.45 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.45
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.52
Other earthquake records of 1908 CE
- Italy, Messina, Sicily, Calabria · Mw 7 · 80,000 deaths
- Mexico, Guerrero · Ms 7.5
- Indonesia, Celebes Sea · Ms 7.5
- Afghanistan, Hindu Kush · Ms 7
- Russia, Kuril Islands · Ms 7.6
- Mexico, Guerrero · Ms 8.1
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.
- VooruitJune 23, 1908open 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 5.5 - 20 km WSW of Mílos, Greece (1908 CE) happen?
- June 23, 1908 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.