- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 30, 1904 CE
- Location:
- China, Sichuan Province
- Magnitude:
- 6 Ms
- Deaths:
- 400
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8
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):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.09
Other earthquake records of 1904 CE
- Taiwan, Jiayi · Ms 6.3 · 145 deaths
- Greece, Samos, Patmos · Mw 6.1 · 4 deaths
- Taiwan, Jiayi · Ms 6 · 3 deaths
- Bulgaria, Struma · Ms 7.5
- Russia, Off Kamchatka · Ms 8.3
- Japan, Sea Of Japan · M 7.9
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1904 CE Earthquake — China, Sichuan Province happen?
- August 30, 1904 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 400. Historical death tolls vary by source.