- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 21, 1943 CE
- Location:
- 177 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia
- Magnitude:
- 6.01 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Other earthquake records of 1943 CE
- Turkey, Ladik, Samsun, Havza · Mw 7.5 · 4,020 deaths
- Japan, Honshu: S · M 7.4 · 1,400 deaths
- Turkey, Anatolia: Ne · 550 deaths
- Turkey, Hendek, Adapazari · Mw 6.4 · 285 deaths
- Indonesia, Java: Jogyakarta · Ms 8.1 · 213 deaths
- Peru, Yanacoa, Pampamarca · Ms 5 · 75 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 SeraFebruary 19, 1943open 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 6.0 - 177 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia (1943 CE) happen?
- February 21, 1943 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.