- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 18, 1911 CE
- Location:
- 120 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan
- Magnitude:
- 7.23 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.737
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 7.23
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.2
Other earthquake records of 1911 CE
- Philippines, Luzon: Taal Volcano · 1,335 deaths
- Iran, Ravar · Mw 6.5 · 700 deaths
- Kazakhstan, Alma-Ata, Turkestan, Afghanistan · Mw 8 · 450 deaths
- Tajikistan, Usoy, Barchidiv, Posor, Nisur · Mw 7.2 · 318 deaths
- Japan, Ryukyu Islands · Ms 8 · 12 deaths
- Mexico, Colima, Jalisco, Mexico City · Mw 7.6
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 7.2 - 120 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan (1911 CE) happen?
- February 18, 1911 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.