- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- September 20, 1920 CE
- Location:
- 1920 Vanuatu Earthquake
- Magnitude:
- 8.09 Mw
- Depth:
- 25 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.272
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 8.09
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 8.1
Other earthquake records of 1920 CE
- China, Gansu Province, Shanxi Province · Mw 8.3 · 235,502 deaths
- Italy, Carrara, Garfagnana · Ms 5.8 · 1,400 deaths
- Mexico, Veracruz: Cozautlan, Puebla: Patlanala · Ms 7.8 · 648 deaths
- Argentina, Mendoza · Mw 6.7 · 400 deaths
- Albania, Tepelene, Dragoti, Peshtani, Maricaj · Mw 6.2 · 200 deaths
- Taiwan · Mw 8.2 · 5 deaths
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 - 1920 Vanuatu Earthquake (1920 CE) happen?
- September 20, 1920 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.