- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 14, 1921 CE
- Location:
- 75 km NNW of Dêqên, China
- Magnitude:
- 6.15 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
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.
- Victoria Daily TimesOctober 15, 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 6.2 - 75 km NNW of Dêqên, China (1921 CE) happen?
- October 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.
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