- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June 30, 1936 CE
- Location:
- 113 km E of Q?’en, Iran
- Magnitude:
- 6.1 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.1
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.1
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
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 - 113 km E of Q?’en, Iran (1936 CE) happen?
- June 30, 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.