- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- November 29, 1918 CE
- Location:
- 26 km E of Birendranagar, Nepal
- Magnitude:
- 6.19 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
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 29, 1918open in archive ↗
- Victoria Daily TimesNovember 26, 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 6.2 - 26 km E of Birendranagar, Nepal (1918 CE) happen?
- November 29, 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.