M 6.7 - 4 km WNW of San Benedetto dei Marsi, Italy (1915 CE)

Type:

Earthquake

Date:

January 13, 1915 CE

Location:

4 km WNW of San Benedetto dei Marsi, Italy

Magnitude:

6.69 Mw

Depth:

15 km

Intensity (MMI):

6.905

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 6.69
• NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.5
• EMEC_2021: Mw 7.08
• EMEC_2021: Mw 4.79
• EMEC_2021: Mw 4.74
• EMEC_2021: Mw 4.64

Other earthquake records of 1915 CE

• Italy, Marsica, Avezzano, Abruzzi · Ms 7.5 · 29,978 deaths
• China, Tibet (Xizang Province) · Ms 7 · 170 deaths
• El Salvador · Mw 7.7 · 7 deaths
• California, El Centro · M 6.2 · 6 deaths
• Peru, S · M 7.6
• Japan, Sw Ryukyu Islands · M 7.7

Press of the period

Archive newspaper issues published within a few days of this event. These issues may not report the event itself; they offer a direct window onto the press of the period.

• Die ethische und wirtschaftliche Bedeutung der Kriegskrüppelfürsorge und ihre Organisation im Zusammenhang mit der gesamten Kriegshilfe Vortrag im Rahmen der Ausstellung für Verwundeten- und Krankenfürsorge im Sitzungssaale des ReichstagesJanuary 13, 1915open in archive ↗
• VooruitJanuary 13, 1915open in archive ↗
• Victoria Daily TimesJanuary 12, 1915open in archive ↗
• Weihe an das heiligste Herz Jesu 10. Januar 1915January 10, 1915open in archive ↗
• Mit Schmerzen gesucht Predigt über Luk. 2January 10, 1915open in archive ↗

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗

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