M 6.5 - 1922 Parkfield, California Earthquake (1922 CE)

Earthquake · 1922 Parkfield, California Earthquake · March 10, 1922 CE

Type:
Earthquake
Date:
March 10, 1922 CE
Location:
1922 Parkfield, California Earthquake
Magnitude:
6.5 Ms
Intensity (MMI):
7.63

Cross-catalog records

This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):

Other earthquake records of 1922 CE

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.

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 6.5 - 1922 Parkfield, California Earthquake (1922 CE) happen?
March 10, 1922 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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