- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 23, 1916 CE
- Location:
- 81 km WSW of Calama, Chile
- Magnitude:
- 6.81 Mw
- Depth:
- 75 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.
- VooruitDecember 23, 1916open in archive ↗
- Victoria Daily TimesDecember 22, 1916open in archive ↗
- Sammlung von Goldschmuck 1916: Herr Dr. Hanne hatDecember 20, 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 6.8 - 81 km WSW of Calama, Chile (1916 CE) happen?
- December 23, 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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