1812 Ventura earthquake
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Alta California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1812 Ventura earthquake (also known as the Santa Barbara earthquake) occurred on the morning of December 21 at 11:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST). The Mw 7.1 earthquake, with a Modified Mercalli intensity scale rating of X (Extreme), along with its resulting tsunami, caused considerable damage to present-day Santa Barbara and Ventura County, California, which was at the time a territory of the Spanish Empire.[2][3] One person was killed as a result of the earthquake while another from the aftershock. The earthquake occurred just as the region was recovering from another event on December 8. Both events are thought to have been related.
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
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Local date | December 21, 1812 |
Local time | 11:00 PST (UTC-07:00) |
Magnitude | Mw 7.1 |
Epicenter | Santa Barbara Channel or Wrightwood 34.2°N 119.9°W / 34.2; -119.9 |
Areas affected | Alta California, New Spain Present day Santa Barbara and Ventura County |
Max. intensity | MMI X (Extreme) [1] |
Tsunami | 3.4 m (11 ft) |
Foreshocks | Yes |
Aftershocks | Yes |
Casualties | 2 dead |