- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 1, 1926 CE
- Location:
- 21 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile
- Magnitude:
- 6.19 Mw
- Depth:
- 35 km
Other earthquake records of 1926 CE
- Turkey, Armenia · Mw 5.9 · 400 deaths
- Azores, Fayal Island · Mw 5.8 · 9 deaths
- Greece, Rhodes Island, Lower Egypt · Mw 7
- Italy, N
- Japan, Ryukyu Islands · M 7.5
- Indonesia, Sumatera · Mw 6.6
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.4January 1, 1926open in archive ↗
- Dziennik Białostocki R.3December 31, 1925open in archive ↗
- Victoria Daily TimesDecember 30, 1925open 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 - 21 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile (1926 CE) happen?
- January 1, 1926 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.
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