- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 21, 1864 CE
- Location:
- Alameda County, California
- Magnitude:
- 5.8 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 5.8
- USGS_COMCAT: ML 6.1
- USGS_COMCAT: ML 6
Other earthquake records of 1864 CE
- Iran, Ardabil, Azerbaijan: Lenkoran, Niar · 500 deaths
- Indonesia, Irian Jaya: Manokwari · Ms 7.8 · 250 deaths
- Iraq, Zurbatiyah, Badrah, Tursaq, Baghdad · Ms 6.4 · 100 deaths
- Mexico, Puebla, Veracruz, Acultzingo, Acatzingo · M 7 · 20 deaths
- Off Coast Sw Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland
- Haiti, Jacmel
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 illustrated Usk observer and Raglan heraldMay 21, 1864open in archive ↗
- Luxemburger WortMay 21, 1864open in archive ↗
- L'UnionMay 21, 1864open in archive ↗
- Courrier du Grand Duché de LuxembourgMay 21, 1864open in archive ↗
- Courier of the Grand Duchy of LuxembourgMay 20, 1864open in archive ↗
- Der Wächter an der SauerMay 22, 1864open 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 5.8 - Alameda County, California (1864 CE) happen?
- May 21, 1864 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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