- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- November 8, 1941 CE
- Location:
- 33 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
- Magnitude:
- 7.43 Mw
- Depth:
- 35 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 7.049
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 7.43
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.65
Other earthquake records of 1941 CE
- Yemen, Razih · Ms 5.9 · 1,200 deaths
- Iran, Mohammadabad · Mw 6.3 · 730 deaths
- Turkey, Van, Ercis · Mw 6 · 430 deaths
- Taiwan · M 7.1 · 319 deaths
- China, Heilongjiang Province · Ms 6 · 132 deaths
- Mexico, Michoacan, Colima, Jalisco · Mw 7.6 · 84 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 7.4 - 33 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia (1941 CE) happen?
- November 8, 1941 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.