- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 31, 1854 CE
- Location:
- Near Santa Barbara, California
- Magnitude:
- 6 Mw
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: Mw 6
- NOAA_SIGEQ
Other earthquake records of 1854 CE
- Japan, Nankaido · Ms 8.4 · 3,000 deaths
- Japan, Iga, Ise, Yamato · 1,352 deaths
- Japan, Enshunada Sea · Ms 8.3 · 1,000 deaths
- El Salvador, San Salvador · 1,000 deaths
- Italy, Connici, Cosenza, Pietrafitta, Paterno · 468 deaths
- Mexico, Veracruz, Oaxaca · Ms 7.7 · 4 deaths
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.
- Luxemburger WortMay 31, 1854open in archive ↗
- Der Wächter an der SauerMay 31, 1854open in archive ↗
- Courrier du Grand Duché de LuxembourgMay 31, 1854open in archive ↗
- Algemeen HandelsbladJune 1, 1854open 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 Santa Barbara, California (1854 CE) happen?
- May 31, 1854 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.
← All natural disasters · Disasters in United States of America · Today in history