- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- September 28, 1998 CE
- Location:
- 8 km WSW of Sumberpucung, Indonesia
- Magnitude:
- 6.6 Mwb
- Depth:
- 151.6 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 5.109
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: Mwb 6.6
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.6
Other earthquake records of 1998 CE
- Afghanistan, Badakhshan, Takhar · Mw 6.6 · 4,700 deaths
- Afghanistan, Rostaq, Tajikistan: Dushanbe · Mw 5.9 · 2,323 deaths
- Papua New Guinea, Sissano · Mw 7 · 1,636 deaths
- Turkey, Adana, Ceyhan · Mw 6.3 · 145 deaths
- Bolivia, Central: Aiquile, Totora · Mw 6.6 · 105 deaths
- China, Northeastern: Shangyi-Zhangbei, Hebei · Mw 5.7 · 70 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 6.6 - 8 km WSW of Sumberpucung, Indonesia (1998 CE) happen?
- September 28, 1998 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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