- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 14, 1970 CE
- Location:
- Russia, Dagestan
- Magnitude:
- 6.7 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Deaths:
- 31
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8
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 6.7
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.1
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.61
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.5
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.5
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.7
Other earthquake records of 1970 CE
- Peru, Northern, Pisco, Chiclayo · Mw 7.9 · 66,794 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province, Vietnam: Hanoi · Mw 7.1 · 15,621 deaths
- Turkey, Gediz · Mw 7.2 · 1,086 deaths
- Iran, Karnaveh, Marev · Ms 6.7 · 220 deaths
- Peru, N, Ecuador: S · Ms 7.6 · 82 deaths
- India, Broach · Mb 5.4 · 26 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 1970 CE Earthquake — Russia, Dagestan happen?
- May 14, 1970 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: 31. Historical death tolls vary by source.