- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- November 10, 1727 CE
- Location:
- Near Newburyport, Massachusetts
- Magnitude:
- 5 MLg
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):
- USGS_COMCAT: MLg 5
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 5.6
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.5
Other earthquake records of 1727 CE
- Iran, Tabriz · 77,000 deaths
- Martinique
- North Korea, Hamhung · M 5.7
- Italy, Sciacca · Ms 5.2
- Massachusetts, New Hampshire · M 5.6
- Mexico, Mexico City, Oaxaca
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 5.0 - Near Newburyport, Massachusetts (1727 CE) happen?
- November 10, 1727 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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