- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 11, 1940 CE
- Location:
- 136 km SW of Asau, Samoa
- Magnitude:
- 6.29 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 6.29
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.12
Other earthquake records of 1940 CE
- Romania · M 7.3 · 1,000 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 6 · 181 deaths
- Peru · Mw 8.2 · 179 deaths
- Turkey, Kayseri, Develi · 37 deaths
- Turkey-Cis · M 6 · 16 deaths
- Japan, W. Hokkaido Island · Ms 7.5 · 10 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.
- Stampa SeraAugust 13, 1940open 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 6.3 - 136 km SW of Asau, Samoa (1940 CE) happen?
- August 11, 1940 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.