- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 23, 1919 CE
- Location:
- 61 km NW of Taunsa, Pakistan
- Magnitude:
- 6.47 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.808
Other earthquake records of 1919 CE
- Philippines, Nw Panay, Sw Tablas, Carabao I
- Tonga Islands · Mw 8.1
- Japan, Off East Coast Honshu · M 7.6
- Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands · Mw 8.2
- Italy, N · Ms 6.2
- Fiji Islands · Mw 7.8
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.
- Dziennik Białostocki R.1May 23, 1919open in archive ↗
- Lieder=Abend am SonntagMay 22, 1919open 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 6.5 - 61 km NW of Taunsa, Pakistan (1919 CE) happen?
- May 23, 1919 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.
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