- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 19, 1930 CE
- Location:
- South Sandwich Islands region
- Magnitude:
- 6.19 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
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
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 - South Sandwich Islands region (1930 CE) happen?
- May 19, 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.