- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 24, 1922 CE
- Location:
- Balkans Nw, Serbia
- Magnitude:
- 6
- Depth:
- 12 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 10
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):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 6
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.81
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.3
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.76
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.49
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.58
Other earthquake records of 1922 CE
- Chile, Atacama · Mw 8.5 · 700 deaths
- Japan, Kyushu · 27 deaths
- Philippines, Cebu Island, Mactan Island · Ms 6.3 · 5 deaths
- Taiwan · Ms 7.6 · 5 deaths
- Brazil, Sao Paulo · Mb 5.1 · 1 deaths
- Philippines, Cebu I: Cebu, Mactan I
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.
- Nowy Dziennik Białostocki R.2March 24, 1922open in archive ↗
- Victoria Daily TimesMarch 25, 1922open 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 1922 CE Earthquake — Balkans Nw, Serbia happen?
- March 24, 1922 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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