- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 6, 1928 CE
- Location:
- 33 km WNW of Nyahururu, Kenya
- Magnitude:
- 6.65 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9.058
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.65
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.9
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.2
Other earthquake records of 1928 CE
- Chile, Talca, Chillan, Santiago, San Fernando · Mw 7.6 · 279 deaths
- Turkey, Tepekoy, Torbali · Ms 6.5 · 170 deaths
- Bulgaria, Chirpan · Ms 6.8 · 127 deaths
- Philippines, Cotabato, N Coast Of Illana Bay · Mw 7.4 · 97 deaths
- Iran, Shirvan · Mw 5.6 · 30 deaths
- Peru, Chacahpoyas, Huancabamba, Cajamarca, Pinpincos · Mw 7.3 · 29 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.6January 6, 1928open in archive ↗
- Victoria Daily TimesJanuary 5, 1928open 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 6.7 - 33 km WNW of Nyahururu, Kenya (1928 CE) happen?
- January 6, 1928 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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