- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- November 19, 1923 CE
- Location:
- Spain
- Magnitude:
- 6.02 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.02
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.96
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.29
Other earthquake records of 1923 CE
- Japan, Tokyo, Yokohama · Mw 7.9 · 105,385 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 7.3 · 4,800 deaths
- Iran, Turbat-Haklari · Mw 6 · 2,200 deaths
- Colombia, Ipiales · Mw 6.2 · 300 deaths
- Iran, Sirjan · Mw 6.7 · 290 deaths
- Iran, Qaleh Jaq Kmen: Bodzhnurd · Ms 6.4 · 157 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.
- Dziennik Białostocki R.1November 19, 1923open in archive ↗
- Victoria Daily TimesNovember 16, 1923open in archive ↗
Source: Lammers, S., Weatherill, G., Grünthal, G. & Cotton, F. (2023): EMEC-2021 — The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue, Version 2021. GFZ, doi:10.5880/GFZ.EMEC.2021.001 · License: CC BY 4.0 · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1923 Spain earthquake (Mw 6.0) (1923 CE) happen?
- November 19, 1923 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from Lammers, S., Weatherill, G., Grünthal, G. & Cotton, F. (2023): EMEC-2021 — The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue, Version 2021. GFZ, doi:10.5880/GFZ.EMEC.2021.001; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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