- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 31, 1954 CE
- Location:
- 153 km ENE of Wuwei, China
- Magnitude:
- 6.86 Mw
- Depth:
- 25 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 7.458
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 6.86
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7
Other earthquake records of 1954 CE
- Afghanistan, Northern · 2,000 deaths
- Algeria, Orleansville · Mw 6.7 · 1,243 deaths
- Greece, Sophades (Karditsa) · Mw 6.7 · 31 deaths
- Greece · M 7 · 25 deaths
- Philippines, Luzon: Sorsogon, Bacon, Legaspi · M 6.8 · 13 deaths
- Mexico, Chiapas · Mw 6.1 · 6 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 6.9 - 153 km ENE of Wuwei, China (1954 CE) happen?
- July 31, 1954 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.