1940 New Hampshire earthquakes

Когда

20 дек. 1940 г.

Вид

Землетрясение

Координаты

43.83° N, 71.28° W

Место: coordinates of the event it links, 1940 New Hampshire earthquakes.

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.

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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