- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 14, 1916 CE
- Location:
- 251 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska
- Magnitude:
- 6.27 Mw
- Depth:
- 35 km
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.
- Victoria Daily TimesDecember 14, 1916open in archive ↗
- VooruitDecember 14, 1916open in archive ↗
- Konferenz von Vertretern der gewerkschaftlichen Organisationen und Angestelltenverbände am 12. Dezember 1916 in Berlin in den "Germaniaprachtsälen"December 12, 1916open in archive ↗
- Unsere Kriegserfolge seit Ablehnung des deutschen Friedensangebots vom 12. Dezember 1916December 12, 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 6.3 - 251 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska (1916 CE) happen?
- December 14, 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.