- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 27, 1936 CE
- Location:
- 279 km NW of Hami, China
- Magnitude:
- 6.06 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Other earthquake records of 1936 CE
- El Salvador, San Vicente · 400 deaths
- Colombia · Ms 5.6 · 250 deaths
- China, Gansu Province · Ms 6 · 115 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 5.5 · 30 deaths
- Indonesia, N Sumatera: Tapanuli, Karo · 17 deaths
- Iran, Abiz, Sarbisheh · Mw 6.1 · 12 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 -27 R. 4January 26, 1936open 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 6.1 - 279 km NW of Hami, China (1936 CE) happen?
- January 27, 1936 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.
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