- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 1, 1821 CE
- Location:
- Northwest of Santa Barbara, California
- Magnitude:
- 6.3 Mw
Other earthquake records of 1821 CE
- Peru, Camana, Ocona, Caraveli · 162 deaths
- United Kingdom, Britian · 3 deaths
- Switzerland · Mw 3.9
- Romania, Moldova · Ms 6.7
- Morocco, Melilla
- Greece, Zakinthos (Zante)
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.
- Journal de la province de LimbourgJanuary 4, 1821open in archive ↗
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 6.3 - Northwest of Santa Barbara, California (1821 CE) happen?
- January 1, 1821 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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