- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- September 26, 1919 CE
- Location:
- 40 km W of Cabittaogan, Philippines
- Magnitude:
- 6.71 Mw
- Depth:
- 35 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.71
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.23
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.1September 26, 1919open in archive ↗
- Victoria Daily TimesSeptember 23, 1919open in archive ↗
- 40stes Konzert des Sinfonie-Orchesters Leitung: Dr. Vogt zum Besten der Hilfsbedürftigen Reichs-Deutschen Kriegsgefangenen im Lager Nikolks-Ussurisk in Sibirien am MontagSeptember 29, 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 6.7 - 40 km W of Cabittaogan, Philippines (1919 CE) happen?
- September 26, 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.