National Geophysical Data Center (Continued) 
Catalog of Significant Earthquakes 2000 B.C. -— 1979 
Ganse, R. A., and Nelson, J. B., Report SE-27 
Publication Date: July 1981 
Location: Worldwide 
Period of Coverage: 2000 B.C. - 1979 
Contents: The catalog consists of some 2,484 events drawn from more than 
100 different sources. Multiple entries are made when different sources offer 
substantially different information. There are 3,107 entries representing the 
2,484 umique events. References for epicenter information, reported deaths, 
and damage are indicated for each entry. It lists the following seismological 
parameters for each event: time, latitude and longitude, depth, magnitude/ 
intensity, deaths, damage class, references, and geographical location. 
Available From: World Data Center A for Solid-Earth Geophysics 
National Geophysical Data Center, EGC1l 
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and 
Information Service 
325 Broadway 
Boulder, CO 80303 
(303) 497-6472, FTS 320-6472 
Additional Information: This catalog is an expansion of a file 
originally created to produce the World Map of 
Significant Earthquakes 1900 to Present. This 
map may be obtained from NOAA/NGDC (D622), 
325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303. The map may 
be obtained folded or rolled. 
