- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 11, 1934 CE
- Location:
- 161 km SSW of Adak, Alaska
- Magnitude:
- 6.01 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Other earthquake records of 1934 CE
- Nepal / India, Bihar · Mw 8 · 10,600 deaths
- Turkey, Kurdistan: Diyarbakir (Mouche Diarbekir) · 100 deaths
- Turkey, Kurdistan: Diyarbakir (Diarbekir) · 20 deaths
- Taiwan, Yilan · Ms 6.5 · 3 deaths
- Utah · Ms 6.6 · 2 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 6 · 1 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 ilustrowanyJanuary 11, 1934open in archive ↗
- Dziennik Białostocki R. 12January 8, 1934open 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 - 161 km SSW of Adak, Alaska (1934 CE) happen?
- January 11, 1934 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.