- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 3, 1901 CE
- Location:
- 1901 Parkfield, California Earthquake
- Magnitude:
- 6.4 Ms
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: Ms 6.4
- NOAA_SIGEQ: ML 6.4
Other earthquake records of 1901 CE
- Japan, Off Northeast Coast Honshu · Ms 8.2 · 18 deaths
- Bulgaria, Balchik · Ms 7.2 · 4 deaths
- Bulgaria, Balchik, Kavarna, Blatnitsa, Limanu · Ms 6.4 · 4 deaths
- Japan, Off Northeast Coast Honshu · Ms 7.9
- Japan, Ryukyu Islands · M 7.9
- Russia, Kuril Islands · M 7.5
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.
- VooruitMarch 3, 1901open in archive ↗
- Daily ColonistMarch 2, 1901open in archive ↗
- Victoria Daily TimesMarch 5, 1901open 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 6.4 - 1901 Parkfield, California Earthquake (1901 CE) happen?
- March 3, 1901 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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