- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 19, 1892 CE
- Location:
- Near Vacaville, California
- Magnitude:
- 6.6 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 5 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.6
- NOAA_SIGEQ
- NOAA_SIGEQ: ML 6.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.4
- USGS_COMCAT: ML 5.6
Other earthquake records of 1892 CE
- Philippines, Luzon: Abra, Pangasinan, Union · 2 deaths
- Guam · Ms 7.5
- California, Vacaville, Winters
- California, Winters · ML 6.2
- Philippines, Batan Island, San Domingo
- Mexico, Baja California, USA: California: San Diego · Mw 7
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 6.6 - Near Vacaville, California (1892 CE) happen?
- April 19, 1892 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.