- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 4, 1921 CE
- Location:
- 32 km NE of Chajul, Guatemala
- Magnitude:
- 7.11 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.743
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 7.11
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.1
Other earthquake records of 1921 CE
- China, Ningxia · Mw 6.2 · 10,000 deaths
- Peru · M 7.6
- Italy, N
- Mexico-Guatemala · Mw 7.1
- Mexico, Near Coast Of Jalisco · M 7.7
- Italy, Central
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 7.1 - 32 km NE of Chajul, Guatemala (1921 CE) happen?
- February 4, 1921 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.