- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 21, 1812 CE
- Location:
- California, Purisima
- Magnitude:
- 7.5 Ms
- Deaths:
- 1
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8
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):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.5
- USGS_COMCAT: ML 7.1
Other earthquake records of 1812 CE
- Venezuela, La Guaira · M 7.7 · 26,000 deaths
- California, San Juan Capistrano · ML 6.9 · 40 deaths
- China, Xinjiang Province · Ms 8
- France, Beaumont, Pierrevert, Sainte Tulle, Manosque
- Italy, Roma (Rome)
- Missouri, New Madrid · Mw 7.5
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1812 CE Earthquake — California, Purisima happen?
- December 21, 1812 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 1. Historical death tolls vary by source.