- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 5, 1935 CE
- Location:
- 8 km NNW of Kolonga, Tonga
- Magnitude:
- 6.27 Mw
- Depth:
- 30 km
Other earthquake records of 1935 CE
- Pakistan, Quetta · Ms 7.5 · 60,000 deaths
- Taiwan, Mialoi · Ms 6 · 3,276 deaths
- Taiwan, Xiinzhu · Ms 6.5 · 2,746 deaths
- Iran, Kevsut, Alborz, Sari · Mw 6.4 · 690 deaths
- Turkey, Kigi · Mw 6.1 · 540 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 6 · 100 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.
- Stampa SeraApril 5, 1935open in archive ↗
- Echo Białostockie R. 5April 5, 1935open in archive ↗
- Echo Białostocki R. 5April 6, 1935open 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 6.3 - 8 km NNW of Kolonga, Tonga (1935 CE) happen?
- April 5, 1935 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.