- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 27, 1925 CE
- Location:
- 155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
- Magnitude:
- 6.26 Mw
- Depth:
- 35 km
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 6.26
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.13
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.72
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.9
Other earthquake records of 1925 CE
- China, Yunnan Province: Talifu · Mw 6.9 · 5,800 deaths
- Iran, Bajestan · M 5.5 · 500 deaths
- Japan, Honshu: Tajima · Ms 6.8 · 395 deaths
- Turkey, Ardahan · Ms 5.8 · 200 deaths
- W. Luzon Island, Philippines · Ms 6.8 · 17 deaths
- California, Santa Barbara · Mw 6.8 · 13 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 6.3 - 155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia (1925 CE) happen?
- December 27, 1925 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.