- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- September 25, 1930 CE
- Location:
- Myanmar-China border region
- Magnitude:
- 6.04 Mw
- Depth:
- 35 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.04
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.7
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.39
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.45
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.69
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.63
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 6.0 - Myanmar-China border region (1930 CE) happen?
- September 25, 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.
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