- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 19, 1931 CE
- Location:
- Philippines, Luzon: Laoag, Bacarra, Vigan, Batac
- Magnitude:
- 6.9
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 6.9
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.68
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.75
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.19
Other earthquake records of 1931 CE
- China, Xinjiang Weiwuer Zizhiqu Province: N · Mw 8 · 10,000 deaths
- Armenia, Zangezur, Nakhitchevan · Ms 6.3 · 2,890 deaths
- Nicaragua, Managua · M 5.6 · 2,450 deaths
- New Zealand, Hawke Bay · Mw 7.7 · 261 deaths
- Albania, Korce · M 5.8 · 90 deaths
- Solomon Islands, San Cristobal Island · Mw 7.8 · 50 deaths
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.
- Głos Ziemi Białostockiej R.2March 19, 1931open in archive ↗
- Gazeta Białostocka Dzień Dobry! : dziennik ilustrowanyMarch 18, 1931open in archive ↗
- Dziennik Białostocki R. 9March 18, 1931open 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 1931 CE Earthquake — Philippines, Luzon: Laoag, Bacarra, Vigan, Batac happen?
- March 19, 1931 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.