- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 9, 1878 CE
- Location:
- West of Cape Mendocino, California
- Magnitude:
- 7 Mw
Other earthquake records of 1878 CE
- Venezuela, Cua, Charallave, San Diego · Ms 5.9 · 400 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 5.5 · 70 deaths
- Turkey, Izmit, Esme, Labinia · Mw 6.6 · 40 deaths
- Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Sea · 1 deaths
- Venezuela, Ocumare Del Tuy
- Mexico, Jalisco
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 7.0 - West of Cape Mendocino, California (1878 CE) happen?
- May 9, 1878 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.