- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 10, 1921 CE
- Location:
- Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya: Sentani
- Intensity (MMI):
- 7
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.75
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.76
Other earthquake records of 1921 CE
- China, Ningxia · Mw 6.2 · 10,000 deaths
- Peru · M 7.6
- Italy, N
- Mexico-Guatemala · Mw 7.1
- Mexico, Near Coast Of Jalisco · M 7.7
- Italy, Central
Press of the period
Archive newspaper issues published within a few days of this event. These issues may not report the event itself; they offer a direct window onto the press of the period.
- Victoria Daily TimesOctober 12, 1921open in archive ↗
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 1921 CE Earthquake — Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya: Sentani happen?
- October 10, 1921 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.
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