- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June, 1838 CE
- Location:
- California, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Clara
- Magnitude:
- 7 ML
- 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: ML 7
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.4
Other earthquake records of 1838 CE
- Israel, Tel Aviv-Yafo (Jaffa), Palestine · 3,000 deaths
- Romania, Carpathian Fold, Vrancea · M 6.9 · 42 deaths
- Italy · Mw 5.1
- Balkans Nw, Croatia · M 5.3
- Chile, Central
- Myanmar (Burma), Ava (Innwa)
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 1838 CE Earthquake — California, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Clara happen?
- June, 1838 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.
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