- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June 7, 1915 CE
- Location:
- 192 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
- Magnitude:
- 6.29 Mw
- Depth:
- 35 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: Mw 6.29
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.42
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.
- VooruitJune 7, 1915open in archive ↗
- Der Glaube an den lebendigen Gott und die Lebensrätsel zwei PredigtenJune 6, 1915open in archive ↗
- Die Vertiefung und Festigung des in der Kriegsnot erwachten religiösen Lebens durch die Wiederaufrichtung der christlichen Hausordnung Vortrag gehalten auf der Kreissynode in Wolgast am 10. Juni 1915June 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 ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.3 - 192 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia (1915 CE) happen?
- June 7, 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.