- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 13, 1923 CE
- Location:
- 3 km ENE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
- Magnitude:
- 6.97 Mw
- Depth:
- 35 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.167
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.97
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.14
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.38
Other earthquake records of 1923 CE
- Japan, Tokyo, Yokohama · Mw 7.9 · 105,385 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 7.3 · 4,800 deaths
- Iran, Turbat-Haklari · Mw 6 · 2,200 deaths
- Colombia, Ipiales · Mw 6.2 · 300 deaths
- Iran, Sirjan · Mw 6.7 · 290 deaths
- Iran, Qaleh Jaq Kmen: Bodzhnurd · Ms 6.4 · 157 deaths
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 7.0 - 3 km ENE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia (1923 CE) happen?
- April 13, 1923 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.