- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- November 7, 1912 CE
- Location:
- 4 km ENE of Karluk, Alaska
- Magnitude:
- 7.08 Mw
- Depth:
- 35 km
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 7.08
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 7.5
- USGS_COMCAT: Ms 5.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Ms 5.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Ms 5.5
- USGS_COMCAT: Ms 5.3
Other earthquake records of 1912 CE
- Turkey, Marmara Sea · Mw 7.2 · 2,800 deaths
- Mexico, Central, Acambay, Tixmadeje · Mw 6.7 · 202 deaths
- Greece, Asprogerakas (Kephallenia) · Mw 6.4 · 8 deaths
- Mexico, Guadalajara · M 6
- Peru, Huancabamba, Cajamarca, Ecuador: Guayaquil · Ms 7
- Myanmar (Burma), Mandalay, Mogok, Maymyo · Ms 8
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 - 4 km ENE of Karluk, Alaska (1912 CE) happen?
- November 7, 1912 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.