- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- November 12, 1950 CE
- Location:
- 11 km WNW of Mor?nha, India
- Magnitude:
- 5.51 Mw
- Depth:
- 25 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 5.804
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.51
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.66
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.19
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.22
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.53
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.96
Other earthquake records of 1950 CE
- India-China · Mw 8.6 · 1,530 deaths
- Colombia, Anboledas · Mw 6.1 · 300 deaths
- Peru, Cusco · Ms 6 · 129 deaths
- Venezuela, El Tocuyo · Mw 6.4 · 100 deaths
- Iran, Bushire · Mw 5.7 · 30 deaths
- Turkey · 20 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 5.5 - 11 km WNW of Mor?nha, India (1950 CE) happen?
- November 12, 1950 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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