- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 1, 1830 CE
- Location:
- Near San Luis Obispo, California
- Magnitude:
- 6 Mw
Other earthquake records of 1830 CE
- China, Hebei Province · Ms 7.5 · 7,477 deaths
- Iran, Damavand, Tehran, Semnan, Damghan · 500 deaths
- Russia · 410 deaths
- Japan, Kyoto · 280 deaths
- Russia, Dagestan · M 6.3 · 40 deaths
- Iran, Chahardangeh, Semnan, Damghan · M 6.5
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 ville et du Grand-Duché de LuxembourgJanuary 2, 1830open 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 6.0 - Near San Luis Obispo, California (1830 CE) happen?
- January 1, 1830 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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