- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 21, 1954 CE
- Location:
- California, Humboldt County
- Magnitude:
- 6.6 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Deaths:
- 1
- Damage:
- ~$2.1M (value at the time)
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: Mw 6.6
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.4
Other earthquake records of 1954 CE
- Afghanistan, Northern · 2,000 deaths
- Algeria, Orleansville · Mw 6.7 · 1,243 deaths
- Greece, Sophades (Karditsa) · Mw 6.7 · 31 deaths
- Greece · M 7 · 25 deaths
- Philippines, Luzon: Sorsogon, Bacon, Legaspi · M 6.8 · 13 deaths
- Mexico, Chiapas · Mw 6.1 · 6 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 1954 CE Earthquake — California, Humboldt County happen?
- December 21, 1954 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.
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