- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- November 12, 1918 CE
- Location:
- 18 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
- Magnitude:
- 6.12 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.12
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.1
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.79
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
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.
- VooruitNovember 12, 1918open in archive ↗
- Areler Zeitung Tägliches Nachrichtenblatt für das hochdeutsche Sprachgebiet in Belgien. AusgabeNovember 12, 1918open in archive ↗
- Vorwärts Berliner Volksblatt Zentralorgan der Sozialdemokratischen Partei Deutschlands. 2. Extraausgabe. SonnabendNovember 9, 1918open 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 6.1 - 18 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (1918 CE) happen?
- November 12, 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.