- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 14, 1921 CE
- Location:
- 20 km WSW of Purificación, Mexico
- Magnitude:
- 5.88 Mw
- Depth:
- 35 km
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 5.88
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 7.7
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.56
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 5.9 - 20 km WSW of Purificación, Mexico (1921 CE) happen?
- May 14, 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.