- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 25, 1931 CE
- Location:
- 54 km WSW of Bhag, Pakistan
- Magnitude:
- 5.44 Mw
- Depth:
- 10 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 5.44
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 7.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.75
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.59
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.63
Other earthquake records of 1931 CE
- China, Xinjiang Weiwuer Zizhiqu Province: N · Mw 8 · 10,000 deaths
- Armenia, Zangezur, Nakhitchevan · Ms 6.3 · 2,890 deaths
- Nicaragua, Managua · M 5.6 · 2,450 deaths
- New Zealand, Hawke Bay · Mw 7.7 · 261 deaths
- Albania, Korce · M 5.8 · 90 deaths
- Solomon Islands, San Cristobal Island · Mw 7.8 · 50 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 5.4 - 54 km WSW of Bhag, Pakistan (1931 CE) happen?
- August 25, 1931 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.