- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- September 22, 1942 CE
- Location:
- West Chile Rise
- Magnitude:
- 6.1 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Other earthquake records of 1942 CE
- Turkey, Niksar, Erbaa · Mw 7 · 1,000 deaths
- Ecuador, Guayaquil · Ms 7.9 · 200 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province: Simao · Ms 6.8 · 90 deaths
- Albania, Peshkopia, Magellare · Ms 6 · 43 deaths
- Peru, Ica, Nazca · Mw 8.2 · 30 deaths
- Turkey, Kastamonu, Kargi · 17 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.
- Extrablatt: extraordinary editionSeptember 23, 1942open 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 6.1 - West Chile Rise (1942 CE) happen?
- September 22, 1942 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.