Earthquake — Massachusetts: East Of Cape Ann

Ne zaman

18 Kas 1755

Tür

Deprem

Büyüklük

6.0

Konum

Usa

Koordinatlar

42.70° N, 70.30° W

Intensity mmi

8

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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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