- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 8, 1865 CE
- Location:
- California, Santa Cruz
- Magnitude:
- 6.3 ML
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8
- Damage:
- ~$0.5M (value at the time)
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):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: ML 6.3
- USGS_COMCAT: ML 5.9
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.5
Other earthquake records of 1865 CE
- Italy, Etna · 60 deaths
- Peru · 5 deaths
- California, Sonoma County: E Central
- Indonesia, Java: Ambarawa
- Greece, Molyvos (Lesbos)
- Iraq, Turaq, Jassan, Kut-Al-Amarah, Baghdad
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.
- Luxemburger WortOctober 8, 1865open in archive ↗
- L'UnionOctober 8, 1865open in archive ↗
- Der Wächter an der SauerOctober 8, 1865open in archive ↗
- Courier of the Grand Duchy of LuxembourgOctober 8, 1865open in archive ↗
- The Brecon reporterOctober 7, 1865open in archive ↗
- The illustrated Usk observer and Raglan heraldOctober 7, 1865open in archive ↗
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 1865 CE Earthquake — California, Santa Cruz happen?
- October 8, 1865 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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