- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 28, 1917 CE
- Location:
- north of Ascension Island
- Magnitude:
- 6.2 Mw
- Depth:
- 10 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.
- VooruitOctober 28, 1917open in archive ↗
- Door Vlaanderen heen - geïllustreerd bijblad: Engelsche luchtaanval op AntwerpenOctober 28, 1917open in archive ↗
- Victoria Daily TimesOctober 25, 1917open in archive ↗
- Heimatgruß zum 400jährigen Reformationsjubiläum am 31. Oktober 1917 aus der Ephorie Sonnefeld (S. Coburg) allen lieben Kriegsteilnehmern wie ihren Angehörigen daheim und allen Gemeindegliedern zur Herzensstärkung in schwerster Kriegszeit und zur Festigung in allen Heilsgütern der Reformation und damit zum Aus- und Durchhalten mit Luthergeist und Kraft in dieser Zeit des Kampfes und der Not in treuer Liebe gewidmet von ihren SeelsorgernOctober 31, 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 - north of Ascension Island (1917 CE) happen?
- October 28, 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.