- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 14, 1913 CE
- Location:
- 63 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu
- Magnitude:
- 7.6 mb
- Depth:
- 125 km
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: mb 7.6
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 8.1
Other earthquake records of 1913 CE
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 7 · 942 deaths
- Peru, Amyaraes, Abancay, Casaya, Soraya · Ms 6.3 · 150 deaths
- Indonesia, Sangihe Island · Mw 7.8 · 138 deaths
- Iran, Teyhan · Ms 5.8 · 11 deaths
- Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands · M 7.5
- Philippines · M 7.7
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 7.6 - 63 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu (1913 CE) happen?
- October 14, 1913 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.