- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 28, 1908 CE
- Location:
- The 1908 Messina, Italy Earthquake and Tsunami
- Magnitude:
- 7.09 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.896
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 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: Mw 7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.4
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.58
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.11
- EMEC_2021: Mw 7.1
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
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 - The 1908 Messina, Italy Earthquake and Tsunami (1908 CE) happen?
- December 28, 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.