- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 30, 1868 CE
- Location:
- Near Virginia City, Nevada
- 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 5.6
Other earthquake records of 1868 CE
- Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ibarra, Colombia: San Pablo · Ms 7.7 · 70,000 deaths
- Chile, Arica · Ms 8.5 · 25,000 deaths
- Hawaii, Se Of · Mfa 7.9 · 77 deaths
- California, Hayward, San Francisco · ML 6.8 · 30 deaths
- Mexico, San Jose De Iturbide, Puebla, Veracruz
- Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Kazakhstan: Turkestan · M 6.5
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 30, 1868open in archive ↗
- L'avenirMay 30, 1868open in archive ↗
- L'UnionMay 30, 1868open in archive ↗
- Courrier du Grand Duché de LuxembourgMay 31, 1868open in archive ↗
- Potter's electric newsMay 27, 1868open 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 Virginia City, Nevada (1868 CE) happen?
- May 30, 1868 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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