- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 1, 1853 CE
- Location:
- Near San Simeon, California
- Magnitude:
- 5.5 ML
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 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
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.3
Other earthquake records of 1853 CE
- Iran, Shiraz · 13,000 deaths
- Venezuela, Cumana · Ms 6.7 · 1,000 deaths
- Japan, Odawara · 79 deaths
- Greece, Thebes, Boeotia · 17 deaths
- Italy, Caposele, Calabritto, Lioni · 12 deaths
- Italy, S
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 San Simeon, California (1853 CE) happen?
- February 1, 1853 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.