- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 25, 1917 CE
- Location:
- China, Fujian Province: Off Coast
- Magnitude:
- 6.5 Ms
Other earthquake records of 1917 CE
- Guatemala, Guatemala City · Ms 6 · 2,650 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 6.8 · 1,800 deaths
- Indonesia, Bali · Ms 6.6 · 1,500 deaths
- Taiwan, Puli · Ms 6.3 · 54 deaths
- Philippines, S Mindanao: Glan, Glan Padidu, Tuyan · Ms 6.4 · 7 deaths
- Colombia, Bogota, Ubaque, Soacha, Caqueza · Ms 7.3 · 3 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.
- Victoria Daily TimesJanuary 25, 1917open in archive ↗
- VooruitJanuary 25, 1917open in archive ↗
- Der Christ und der Wirtschaftskrieg Vortrag zur Nachfeier von Kaisers Geburtstag am 28. Januar 1917 : ein Wort zur GewissensschärfungJanuary 28, 1917open in archive ↗
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 1917 CE Earthquake — China, Fujian Province: Off Coast happen?
- January 25, 1917 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.
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