- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 31, 1898 CE
- Location:
- California, Sonoma County
- Magnitude:
- 6.5 Ms
- 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 6.5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.4
Other earthquake records of 1898 CE
- China, Xinjiang · Ms 6 · 47 deaths
- China, Shanxi Province · Ms 5.5 · 12 deaths
- Chile, Concepcion · Ms 6.5 · 6 deaths
- Japan, Sanriku · Ms 7.2
- Italy
- Nicaragua, Leon, Chinandega, Managua · Ms 7.9
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 1898 CE Earthquake — California, Sonoma County happen?
- March 31, 1898 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.