- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 24, 1924 CE
- Location:
- north of Macquarie Island
- Magnitude:
- 7.14 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.14
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 7.5
Other earthquake records of 1924 CE
- Indonesia, Java: Wonosobo · 727 deaths
- China, Xinjiang · Ms 7.3 · 100 deaths
- Indonesia, Java · 60 deaths
- Turkey, Erzurum · Ms 6.8 · 60 deaths
- Turkey, Erzurum · Ms 5.3 · 50 deaths
- Ecuador · M 6.9 · 40 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 7.1 - north of Macquarie Island (1924 CE) happen?
- July 24, 1924 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.