- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 20, 1935 CE
- Location:
- 112 km WSW of Sirte, Libya
- Magnitude:
- 6.15 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 6.15
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.85
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.17
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.88
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.82
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.52
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.
- Echo Białostocki -21 R. 5April 20, 1935open in archive ↗
- Echo Białostocki R. 5April 19, 1935open in archive ↗
- Echo Białostockie R. 5April 18, 1935open in archive ↗
- Stampa SeraApril 23, 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 6.2 - 112 km WSW of Sirte, Libya (1935 CE) happen?
- April 20, 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.