- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 21, 1994 CE
- Location:
- Indonesia, Kau
- Magnitude:
- 7 Mw
- Depth:
- 20 km
- Deaths:
- 9
- Injuries:
- 300
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 7
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.7
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwb 7
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
Other earthquake records of 1994 CE
- Colombia, Cauca, Huila · Mw 6.8 · 650 deaths
- Indonesia, Java · Mw 7.8 · 238 deaths
- Indonesia, Southern Sumatera, Liwa, Lampung · Mw 6.9 · 207 deaths
- Algeria, Mascara · Mw 5.9 · 171 deaths
- Afghanistan, Hindu Kush: Tashiak, Termiz · Mw 6.1 · 160 deaths
- Philippines, Mindoro · Mw 7.1 · 81 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 1994 CE Earthquake — Indonesia, Kau happen?
- January 21, 1994 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: 9. Historical death tolls vary by source.