What the records say
- When
- 20 Dec 1940
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Coordinates
- 43.83° N, 71.28° W
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1940 New Hampshire earthquakes.
Summary
1940 New Hampshire earthquakes: A 5.3 earthquake shakes New England with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). This first event in a doublet earthquake is followed four days later by a 5.6 shock, but total damage from the events is light.
1940 New Hampshire earthquakes
Natural disasters in U.S. state
The 1940 New Hampshire earthquakes struck on December 20 and again on December 24. Both shocks had an estimated Ms magnitude of 5.6, and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII. These doublet earthquakes were the largest to hit the state in several hundred years.
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