- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- September 20, 1959 CE
- Location:
- central East Pacific Rise
- Magnitude:
- 6.04 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Other earthquake records of 1959 CE
- Montana, Hebgen Lake · Mw 7.2 · 28 deaths
- Mexico, Gulf Of Campeche · Ms 6.9 · 25 deaths
- Turkey, Ninia · M 6.2 · 18 deaths
- Taiwan · Ms 7 · 16 deaths
- Peru, Ayacucho, Pomabamba, Moyobamba, Huahuapuquio · 7 deaths
- Taiwan, Taipei · Ms 7.5 · 2 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 6.0 - central East Pacific Rise (1959 CE) happen?
- September 20, 1959 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.