- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- September 27, 1937 CE
- Location:
- 92 km S of Pundong, Indonesia
- Magnitude:
- 6.88 Mw
- Depth:
- 55 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 5.348
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 6.88
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 7.2
Other earthquake records of 1937 CE
- Papua New Guinea, Keravia, Rabaul, Kokopo · 507 deaths
- China, Shandong Province · Ms 7 · 390 deaths
- Mexico, Central, Puebla: Esperanza, Veracruz · Mb 7.2 · 34 deaths
- Peru, Huancabamba, Oxapampa, El Progreso, San David · Mw 6.5 · 15 deaths
- Mexico, Guerrero: Ometepec · Mw 7.4 · 4 deaths
- Philippines, Luzon · Ms 7.5 · 1 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 6.9 - 92 km S of Pundong, Indonesia (1937 CE) happen?
- September 27, 1937 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.