- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 7, 1915 CE
- Location:
- Greece, Kefallonia Island, Ithaca Island
- Magnitude:
- 6.7 Ms
- Depth:
- 14 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
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: Ms 6.7
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.5
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.9
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.6
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.8
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5
Other earthquake records of 1915 CE
- Italy, Marsica, Avezzano, Abruzzi · Ms 7.5 · 29,978 deaths
- China, Tibet (Xizang Province) · Ms 7 · 170 deaths
- El Salvador · Mw 7.7 · 7 deaths
- California, El Centro · M 6.2 · 6 deaths
- Peru, S · M 7.6
- Japan, Sw Ryukyu Islands · M 7.7
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 TimesAugust 7, 1915open in archive ↗
- VooruitAugust 7, 1915open in archive ↗
- Programm zum ersten "Bunten Abend" am Sonntag & MontagAugust 8, 1915open in archive ↗
- Sieg und Dank! Warschau und Iwangorod am 5. August 1915August 5, 1915open in archive ↗
- Durch Nacht zum Licht! Ansprache zur Gedenkfeier für das abgelaufene erste Kriegsjahr am 4. August 1915 in der Stadtkirche zu NeustrelitzAugust 4, 1915open 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 1915 CE Earthquake — Greece, Kefallonia Island, Ithaca Island happen?
- August 7, 1915 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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