- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 11, 1872 CE
- Location:
- Near Round Valley, California
- Magnitude:
- 6.8 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 5 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.8
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.3
Other earthquake records of 1872 CE
- Iran, Quchan · M 6.3 · 4,000 deaths
- Turkey, Antakya (Antioch), Suedije · Ms 7.3 · 1,800 deaths
- Japan, Honshu: Sw · Ms 7.4 · 804 deaths
- Azerbaijan, Shemakha (Semacha) · Ms 5.7 · 118 deaths
- California, Owens Valley · Mw 7.8 · 27 deaths
- Mexico, Oaxaca, Mexico City · Ms 7.4
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 6.8 - Near Round Valley, California (1872 CE) happen?
- April 11, 1872 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.