- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- September 1, 1886 CE
- Location:
- The 1886 Charleston, South Carolina Earthquake
- Magnitude:
- 7.03 Mw
- Depth:
- 10 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8.799
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 7.03
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.3
Other earthquake records of 1886 CE
- Greece, Triphylie (Peleponese), Philiatra · Mw 6.8 · 326 deaths
- South Carolina, Charleston · Mw 7.3 · 60 deaths
- Spain · Mw 3.66
- Spain · Mw 3.66
- Indonesia, Koeta Radja (Atjeh)
- Venezuela, Trujillo
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 - The 1886 Charleston, South Carolina Earthquake (1886 CE) happen?
- September 1, 1886 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.