Earthquake — Massachusetts: East Of Cape Ann

When

18 Nov 1755

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.0

Where

Usa

Coordinates

42.70° N, 70.30° W

Intensity mmi

8

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Magnitude 6 earthquake (November 18, 1755) off the coast of Massachusetts

The 1755 Cape Ann earthquake took place off the coast of the British Province of Massachusetts Bay on November 18. At between 6.0 and 6.3 on the Richter scale, it remains the largest earthquake in the history of Massachusetts. No one was killed, but it damaged hundreds of buildings in Boston and was felt as far north as Nova Scotia and as far south as South Carolina.

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