- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 17, 1923 CE
- Location:
- 51 km WNW of Taltal, Chile
- Magnitude:
- 6.18 Mw
- Depth:
- 35 km
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
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.1August 17, 1923open 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 - 51 km WNW of Taltal, Chile (1923 CE) happen?
- August 17, 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.