- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 19, 1933 CE
- Location:
- 142 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
- Magnitude:
- 6.04 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Other earthquake records of 1933 CE
- China, Sichuan Province · Mw 7.4 · 9,300 deaths
- Japan, Sanriku · Mw 8.4 · 3,022 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 5 · 200 deaths
- Greece, Dodecanese Islands · Mw 6.4 · 181 deaths
- California, Long Beach · ML 6.3 · 120 deaths
- Italy, Central · 10 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.
- Gazeta Białostocka Dzień Dobry! : dziennik ilustrowanyFebruary 19, 1933open in archive ↗
- Dziennik Białostocki R. 11February 18, 1933open 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 6.0 - 142 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands (1933 CE) happen?
- February 19, 1933 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.