- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 23, 1880 CE
- Location:
- Near San Cristobal, Cuba
- Magnitude:
- 6 Mint
- Depth:
- 15 km
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: Mint 6
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6
Other earthquake records of 1880 CE
- Iran, Bastak, Jonah · 120 deaths
- Turkey · M 6.7 · 30 deaths
- Philippines, S Coast Luzon: Pasig River, Pampanga · Ms 7.5 · 20 deaths
- China, Gansu Province: Wenxian · Ms 5.5 · 8 deaths
- Chile, Illapel · Ms 7.7 · 2 deaths
- Philippines, Sw Of Lake Bay, Manila
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 WortJanuary 23, 1880open in archive ↗
- D'WäschfraJanuary 24, 1880open 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 San Cristobal, Cuba (1880 CE) happen?
- January 23, 1880 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.