- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June 27, 1929 CE
- Location:
- 1929 South Sandwich Islands Earthquake
- Magnitude:
- 8.1 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 5 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 8.1
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 8.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.27
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.95
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.52
Other earthquake records of 1929 CE
- Iran, Kopet-Dagh · Mw 7.2 · 3,800 deaths
- Turkey, Susehri · M 6.5 · 64 deaths
- Venezuela, Cumana · M 6.9 · 50 deaths
- Argentina, Mendoza · Mw 6.7 · 31 deaths
- Canada, Grand Banks · Mw 7.2 · 28 deaths
- Iran, Faruj · Mw 5.9 · 21 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 8.1 - 1929 South Sandwich Islands Earthquake (1929 CE) happen?
- June 27, 1929 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.