- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- September 7, 1918 CE
- Location:
- 1918 Kuril Islands Earthquake
- Magnitude:
- 8.1 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.357
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 8.1
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 8.3
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.83
Other earthquake records of 1918 CE
- China, Guangdong Province · Ms 7.3 · 2,000 deaths
- Puerto Rico, Mona Passage · Mw 7.1 · 144 deaths
- Philippines, Mindanao: Cotabato · Mw 8.3 · 52 deaths
- Russia, Kuril Islands · Ms 8.3 · 23 deaths
- California, San Jacinto, Hemet · Mw 6.7 · 1 deaths
- Russia, E Coast Of · M 7.7
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 8.1 - 1918 Kuril Islands Earthquake (1918 CE) happen?
- September 7, 1918 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.