1638 New Hampshire earthquake

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1638 New Hampshire earthquake
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Local dateJune 1, 1638 (1638-06)
Local time1–2 p.m.
Magnitude6.5±0.5 mbLg [1]
Epicenter 43°18′N71°36′W / 43.3°N 71.6°W / 43.3; -71.6
Areas affected British America
Max. intensity MMI IX (Violent)

The 1638 New Hampshire earthquake struck central New Hampshire on June 1, 1638 (Julian calendar). [2] It was the first major earthquake to strike New England following the start of European colonization. Modern analysis places its epicenter somewhere near what is now central New Hampshire, with an estimated magnitude between 6.0 and 7.0 mbLg . [1] [3] This makes it the largest earthquake on record in New Hampshire and New England, and the second strongest in northeastern North America after the 1663 Charlevoix earthquake.

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  1. 1 2 Ebel, J.E.; Starr, J.C. (2018). "A Geophysical and Field Survey for the Source Region of the 1638 New Hampshire Earthquake". Seismological Research Letters. 89 (3): 1197–1211. Bibcode:2018SeiRL..89.1197E. doi:10.1785/0220170266.
  2. ↑ Sidney Perley.The Earthquake of 1638. United States Geological Survey
  3. ↑ "The great New England quake of 1638". marybarrettdyer.blogspot.ca. 7 September 2011.
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