- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 3, 1887 CE
- Location:
- The 1887 Sonora, Mexico Earthquake
- Magnitude:
- 7.6 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 7.6
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.4
Other earthquake records of 1887 CE
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 6.8 · 2,000 deaths
- Italy, Ligurian Coast · M 6.5 · 600 deaths
- Mexico, Bavispe · Mw 7.4 · 51 deaths
- Algeria, Kalaa · 20 deaths
- Kazakhstan, Vernensk · M 7.3
- Philippines, Se Luzon: Camarines, Nueva Caceres
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 7.6 - The 1887 Sonora, Mexico Earthquake (1887 CE) happen?
- May 3, 1887 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.