- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 21, 1976 CE
- Location:
- south of the Kermadec Islands
- Magnitude:
- 5.5 mb
- Depth:
- 130 km
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: mb 5.5
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Ms 5.5
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.5
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Ms 5.3
Other earthquake records of 1976 CE
- China, Ne: Tangshan · Mw 7.5 · 242,769 deaths
- Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Guatemala City · Ms 7.5 · 23,000 deaths
- Philippines, Mindanao: S · Mw 8 · 8,000 deaths
- Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya · Ms 7.1 · 6,000 deaths
- Turkey, Muradiye · Mw 7 · 5,000 deaths
- Italy, Ne, Balkans Nw: Slovenia: Nw · Ms 6.5 · 978 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 - south of the Kermadec Islands (1976 CE) happen?
- January 21, 1976 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.