- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 18, 1922 CE
- Location:
- 58 km E of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- Magnitude:
- 6.27 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Other earthquake records of 1922 CE
- Chile, Atacama · Mw 8.5 · 700 deaths
- Japan, Kyushu · 27 deaths
- Philippines, Cebu Island, Mactan Island · Ms 6.3 · 5 deaths
- Taiwan · Ms 7.6 · 5 deaths
- Brazil, Sao Paulo · Mb 5.1 · 1 deaths
- Philippines, Cebu I: Cebu, Mactan I
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.
- Nowy Dziennik Białostocki R.2December 17, 1922open 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 6.3 - 58 km E of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (1922 CE) happen?
- December 18, 1922 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.