- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 2, 1881 CE
- Location:
- 1881 Parkfield, California Earthquake
- Magnitude:
- 6 ML
Other earthquake records of 1881 CE
- Greece, Khios, Turkey: Cesme · Ms 7.3 · 7,866 deaths
- China, Gansu Province · Ms 6.5 · 480 deaths
- Italy, Ischia Island · 121 deaths
- Turkey, Van, Nemrut · 95 deaths
- Turkey · M 6.1 · 12 deaths
- Taiwan, S of XINZHU · Ms 5.5 · 11 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 WortFebruary 2, 1881open 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 - 1881 Parkfield, California Earthquake (1881 CE) happen?
- February 2, 1881 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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