- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 15, 1944 CE
- Location:
- Argentina, San Juan Province
- Magnitude:
- 6.9 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Deaths:
- 10,000
- Injuries:
- 35,000
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
- Damage:
- ~$100M (value at the time)
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: Mw 6.9
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.92
Other earthquake records of 1944 CE
- Turkey · Mw 7.6 · 2,381 deaths
- Japan, Off Southeast Coast Kii Peninsula · Mw 8.1 · 1,223 deaths
- Turkey, Ayvalik · Mw 6.7 · 30 deaths
- Turkey, Usak · M 6 · 21 deaths
- Iran, Gorgan · Ms 5.2 · 20 deaths
- China, Xinjiang Province · Ms 7.2 · 3 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 1944 CE Earthquake — Argentina, San Juan Province happen?
- January 15, 1944 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.