- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 31, 1925 CE
- Location:
- 129 km SSW of Matavai, Samoa
- Magnitude:
- 6.1 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
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
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.3December 31, 1925open in archive ↗
- Victoria Daily TimesDecember 30, 1925open in archive ↗
- Dziennik Białostocki R.4January 1, 1926open 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 6.1 - 129 km SSW of Matavai, Samoa (1925 CE) happen?
- December 31, 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.