- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 10, 1931 CE
- Location:
- China, Xinjiang Weiwuer Zizhiqu Province: N
- Magnitude:
- 8 Mw
- Depth:
- 25 km
- Deaths:
- 10,000
- Intensity (MMI):
- 11
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: Mw 8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.9
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.91
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.69
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.25
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.62
Other earthquake records of 1931 CE
- 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
- Japan, Honshu · M 7 · 16 deaths
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 — China, Xinjiang Weiwuer Zizhiqu Province: N happen?
- August 10, 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.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 10,000. Historical death tolls vary by source.