- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 31, 1898 CE
- Location:
- South of Sonoma, California
- Magnitude:
- 6.4 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 6.4
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.5
Other earthquake records of 1898 CE
- China, Xinjiang · Ms 6 · 47 deaths
- China, Shanxi Province · Ms 5.5 · 12 deaths
- Chile, Concepcion · Ms 6.5 · 6 deaths
- California, N Coast, Mendocino County
- Nicaragua, Leon, Chinandega, Managua · Ms 7.9
- Japan, Sanriku · Ms 7.2
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 6.4 - South of Sonoma, California (1898 CE) happen?
- March 31, 1898 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.