- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 24, 1865 CE
- Location:
- South of San Jose, California
- Magnitude:
- 5.9 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 5.9
- NOAA_SIGEQ: ML 6.3
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.5
Other earthquake records of 1865 CE
- Italy, Etna · 60 deaths
- Peru · 5 deaths
- California, Sonoma County: E Central
- Indonesia, Java: Ambarawa
- Greece, Molyvos (Lesbos)
- Iraq, Turaq, Jassan, Kut-Al-Amarah, Baghdad
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.
- Potter's electric newsMay 24, 1865open in archive ↗
- Luxemburger WortMay 24, 1865open in archive ↗
- L'UnionMay 24, 1865open in archive ↗
- Courier of the Grand Duchy of LuxembourgMay 24, 1865open in archive ↗
- Der Wächter an der SauerMay 23, 1865open in archive ↗
- Courrier du Grand Duché de LuxembourgMay 23, 1865open 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 5.9 - South of San Jose, California (1865 CE) happen?
- May 24, 1865 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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