- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 1, 1867 CE
- Location:
- Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8
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
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.3
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.3
Other earthquake records of 1867 CE
- Taiwan, Chilung (Keelung) · Mw 7 · 580 deaths
- Greece, Mitilini, Turkey: Izmir · Ms 7 · 563 deaths
- Greece, Cephalonia · Mw 7.2 · 223 deaths
- Algeria, El Affroun · 70 deaths
- Virgin Islands · Mw 7.3 · 24 deaths
- Indonesia, Java: Jogyakarta, Surakarta · 5 deaths
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 1867 CE Earthquake — Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico happen?
- December 1, 1867 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.