- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 2, 1930 CE
- Location:
- 253 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
- Magnitude:
- 6.45 Mw
- Depth:
- 25 km
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 6.45
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.67
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.47
Other earthquake records of 1930 CE
- Iran, Salmas · Mw 7.1 · 2,539 deaths
- Italy, Irpinia · Ms 6.5 · 1,430 deaths
- Nicaragua, Managua · 1,000 deaths
- Myanmar (Burma), Pegu, Rangoon · Mw 7.4 · 500 deaths
- Japan, Honshu: Idu · Ms 7.1 · 259 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 5.5 · 200 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. 8February 2, 1930open in archive ↗
- Białystok Journal R. 8February 5, 1930open 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 6.5 - 253 km WSW of Adak, Alaska (1930 CE) happen?
- February 2, 1930 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.