- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 15, 1866 CE
- Location:
- Southwest of Stockton, California
- Magnitude:
- 6 ML
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: ML 6
- USGS_COMCAT: ML 5.8
Other earthquake records of 1866 CE
- Turkey, Goynuk · Ms 7.2 · 675 deaths
- Albania, Smokthine, Velca, Vlore · 60 deaths
- Albania, Narta, Vlore, Kanina · Mw 6.6 · 60 deaths
- Philippines, N Luzon: Laoag
- Albania · M 6.7
- Nepal, Kathmandu
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 WortJuly 15, 1866open in archive ↗
- L'UnionJuly 15, 1866open in archive ↗
- Der Wächter an der SauerJuly 15, 1866open in archive ↗
- Courier of the Grand Duchy of LuxembourgJuly 15, 1866open in archive ↗
- The illustrated Usk observer and Raglan heraldJuly 14, 1866open in archive ↗
- Courrier du Grand Duché de LuxembourgJuly 14, 1866open 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 - Southwest of Stockton, California (1866 CE) happen?
- July 15, 1866 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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