- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- November 18, 1755 CE
- Location:
- The 1755 Cape Ann, Massachusetts Earthquake
- Magnitude:
- 5.9 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.9
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6
Other earthquake records of 1755 CE
- Portugal, Lisbon · Mw 8.5 · 50,000 deaths
- Iran, N: Tabriz, Kashan · 40,000 deaths
- Morocco, Meknes, Fes · 3,000 deaths
- Portugal, Lisbon · 300 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 6.5 · 270 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 6 · 70 deaths
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 5.9 - The 1755 Cape Ann, Massachusetts Earthquake (1755 CE) happen?
- November 18, 1755 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.