- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 19, 1915 CE
- Location:
- 33 km SW of Sinabang, Indonesia
- Magnitude:
- 6.07 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 6.07
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.24
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.
- VooruitDecember 19, 1915open in archive ↗
- Victoria Daily TimesDecember 18, 1915open in archive ↗
- Die Vorschriften über die Einschränkung der Herstellung von Süssigkeiten und Schokolade nach den Bundesrats-Verordnungen vom 16. Dezember 1915 und 28. Februar 1916December 16, 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 6.1 - 33 km SW of Sinabang, Indonesia (1915 CE) happen?
- December 19, 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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