- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- November 23, 1873 CE
- Location:
- North of Crescent City, California
- Magnitude:
- 6.9 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 6.9
- NOAA_SIGEQ: ML 6.7
Other earthquake records of 1873 CE
- El Salvador, Santa Tomas, San Vicente · 800 deaths
- El Salvador, Salvador, San Vicente · 300 deaths
- Italy, Bellunese · 55 deaths
- Italy, Sora, Donato
- France, Chateauneuf-Du-Rhone, Donzere, Viviers
- Greece, Vathy-Chora (Samos)
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 WortNovember 22, 1873open in archive ↗
- D'WäschfraNovember 22, 1873open 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 6.9 - North of Crescent City, California (1873 CE) happen?
- November 23, 1873 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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