- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 18, 1840 CE
- Location:
- Near San Juan Bautista, California
- Magnitude:
- 6.5 Mw
Other earthquake records of 1840 CE
- Turkey, Mt Ararat, Aguri, Aralikh, Iran: Maku · Ms 6.7 · 1,049 deaths
- Philippines, Sorsogon, Masbate Is, Casiguran, Albay · Ms 6.5 · 52 deaths
- Fiji, Kadavu · 40 deaths
- Greece, Zakinthos (Zante) · 12 deaths
- Pennsylvania, Philadelphia · ML 5.2
- Balkans Nw, Slovenia: Ljubljana · M 4.9
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.
- The GlamorganJanuary 18, 1840open in archive ↗
- Journal de la ville et du Grand-Duché de LuxembourgJanuary 18, 1840open in archive ↗
- Journal of the City and Grand Duchy of LuxembourgJanuary 15, 1840open 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 6.5 - Near San Juan Bautista, California (1840 CE) happen?
- January 18, 1840 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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