- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 12, 1939 CE
- Location:
- 79 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia
- Magnitude:
- 6.35 Mw
- Depth:
- 20 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.522
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.35
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.91
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.15
Other earthquake records of 1939 CE
- Turkey, Erzincan · Mw 7.8 · 32,700 deaths
- Chile, Chillan · Ms 8.3 · 30,000 deaths
- Turkey · M 6.5 · 41 deaths
- Peru, Pomacanchi · 37 deaths
- Japan, Honshu: Nw · Ms 7 · 27 deaths
- Ghana, Accra · Mw 6.4 · 22 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.
- Gazeta Białostocka Dzień Dobry! : dziennik ilustrowanyJuly 9, 1939open 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 6.4 - 79 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia (1939 CE) happen?
- July 12, 1939 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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