- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 20, 1870 CE
- Location:
- Near Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada
- Magnitude:
- 6.6 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 6.6
- NOAA_SIGEQ
Other earthquake records of 1870 CE
- China, Sichuan Province: Batang · Ms 7.3 · 2,300 deaths
- Italy, Cosenza · 136 deaths
- Greece, Itea Delphi (Phokis) · Ms 7 · 100 deaths
- Greece · M 7.5 · 100 deaths
- Mexico, Oaxaca, Zanaguia, San Francisco Ozolotepec · Ms 7.9 · 24 deaths
- Philippines, Mindanao: Davao, Blanco · 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 WortOctober 20, 1870open in archive ↗
- L'avenirOctober 20, 1870open in archive ↗
- L'UnionOctober 20, 1870open in archive ↗
- D'WäschfraOctober 22, 1870open 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 6.6 - Near Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada (1870 CE) happen?
- October 20, 1870 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.