- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 30, 1915 CE
- Location:
- 134 km SW of Hovd, Mongolia
- Magnitude:
- 6.35 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
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.
- VooruitApril 30, 1915open in archive ↗
- Unsere Ernährungs-Fürsorge für bedürftige Kleinkinder während der Kriegsmonate vom 1. August bis 1. Mai 1915May 1, 1915open in archive ↗
- Victoria Daily TimesApril 28, 1915open in archive ↗
- Jesus und wir in der KriegszeitApril 28, 1915open in archive ↗
- Robert v. Studnitz + 2. Mai 1915 in der großen KarpathenschlachtMay 2, 1915open in archive ↗
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 6.4 - 134 km SW of Hovd, Mongolia (1915 CE) happen?
- April 30, 1915 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.
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