- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June 30, 1917 CE
- Location:
- 75 km SSE of Pedasí, Panama
- Magnitude:
- 6.16 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Other earthquake records of 1917 CE
- Guatemala, Guatemala City · Ms 6 · 2,650 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 6.8 · 1,800 deaths
- Indonesia, Bali · Ms 6.6 · 1,500 deaths
- Taiwan, Puli · Ms 6.3 · 54 deaths
- Philippines, S Mindanao: Glan, Glan Padidu, Tuyan · Ms 6.4 · 7 deaths
- Colombia, Bogota, Ubaque, Soacha, Caqueza · Ms 7.3 · 3 deaths
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 TimesJune 30, 1917open in archive ↗
- VooruitJune 30, 1917open in archive ↗
- Kriegspredigt ...July 1, 1917open in archive ↗
- Das geistige Amt der Zeitung der 10. Armee VortragJuly 3, 1917open 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 6.2 - 75 km SSE of Pedasí, Panama (1917 CE) happen?
- June 30, 1917 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.