- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 19, 1921 CE
- Location:
- 179 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia
- Magnitude:
- 6.75 Mw
- Depth:
- 25 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.628
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.75
- NOAA_SIGEQ
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.76
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
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.3February 19, 1921open in archive ↗
- Victoria Daily TimesFebruary 17, 1921open 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 6.8 - 179 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia (1921 CE) happen?
- February 19, 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.
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