- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June 25, 1914 CE
- Location:
- 73 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
- Magnitude:
- 7.55 Mw
- Depth:
- 35 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.587
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 7.55
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.6
Other earthquake records of 1914 CE
- Turkey, Burdur, Kilinc, Keciborlu, Isparta · Ms 7 · 4,000 deaths
- Italy, Catania, Etna · Ms 4.9 · 120 deaths
- Japan, Senhoku · Ms 7.2 · 94 deaths
- Japan, Sakurijima · Ms 7.1 · 63 deaths
- Peru, Pararca, Paysa, Colta, Oyala · 34 deaths
- Indonesia, Sumatera · Mw 7.6 · 20 deaths
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 - 73 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia (1914 CE) happen?
- June 25, 1914 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.