- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June 29, 1925 CE
- Location:
- The 1925 Santa Barbara, California Earthquake
- Magnitude:
- 6.82 Mw
- Depth:
- 10 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8.052
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 6.82
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.8
Other earthquake records of 1925 CE
- China, Yunnan Province: Talifu · Mw 6.9 · 5,800 deaths
- Iran, Bajestan · M 5.5 · 500 deaths
- Japan, Honshu: Tajima · Ms 6.8 · 395 deaths
- Turkey, Ardahan · Ms 5.8 · 200 deaths
- W. Luzon Island, Philippines · Ms 6.8 · 17 deaths
- California, Santa Barbara · Mw 6.8 · 13 deaths
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 6.8 - The 1925 Santa Barbara, California Earthquake (1925 CE) happen?
- June 29, 1925 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.