- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 17, 1916 CE
- Location:
- 19 km NNE of Gabicce Mare, Italy
- Magnitude:
- 6.05 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
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 6.05
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.82
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.82
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5
Other earthquake records of 1916 CE
- Taiwan · Ms 6.5 · 180 deaths
- Italy, Rimini · Mw 6 · 4 deaths
- Taiwan · Ms 6 · 1 deaths
- Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya · Ms 8.1
- Japan, Duda · Ms 8
- Turkey · Mw 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.
- VooruitMay 17, 1916open in archive ↗
- Victoria Daily TimesMay 18, 1916open 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 - 19 km NNE of Gabicce Mare, Italy (1916 CE) happen?
- May 17, 1916 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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