- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 25, 1806 CE
- Location:
- Near Santa Barbara, California
- Magnitude:
- 5.5 ML
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: ML 5.5
- NOAA_SIGEQ
Other earthquake records of 1806 CE
- Mexico, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Michoacan · Ms 7.5 · 2,000 deaths
- China, Tibet (Xizang Province): Shannan (Lhoka) · Ms 7.7 · 100 deaths
- Spain, Granada · Mw 5.3 · 13 deaths
- California, Santa Barbara
- Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea
- Peru, Lima · Ms 7.5
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 5.5 - Near Santa Barbara, California (1806 CE) happen?
- March 25, 1806 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.