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1940 New Hampshire earthquakes information


1940 New Hampshire earthquakes
1940 New Hampshire earthquakes is located in New Hampshire
1940 New Hampshire earthquakes
UTC timeDoublet earthquake:    
 A: 1940-12-20 07:27:26
 B: 1940-12-24 13:43:44
ISC event 
 A: 901740
 B: 901745
USGS-ANSSn/a
Local date 
 A: 20 December 1940 (1940-12-20)
 B: 24 December 1940 (1940-12-24)
Local time 
 A: 02:27:26 [1]
 B: 08:43:44 [2]
Magnitude 
 A: 5.5 mN[3]     5.6 MGR(PAS) ,[4]     5.25 Mw  (est.)[5]
 B: 5.5 mN[3]     5.6 MGR(PAS)[6]     5.50 Mw  (est.)[5]
Depth35 km (22 mi)[4]
Epicenter43°50′N 71°17′W / 43.83°N 71.28°W / 43.83; -71.28 [3]
TypeUnknown
Areas affectedNew England
United States
Max. intensityMMI VII (Very strong) [3]
Isoseismal map for the 1940 New Hampshire earthquakes

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 (Very strong). These doublet earthquakes were the largest to hit the state in several hundred years. Damage included minor fractures or knocked over chimneys in a zone extending through New Hampshire and four other states: Maine, New York, Vermont and Massachusetts.[7]

  1. ^ "Dateful Time Zone Converter". dateful.com.
  2. ^ "Dateful Time Zone Converter". dateful.com.
  3. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Stover was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b ISC-OB Event 901740 [IRIS].
  5. ^ a b Stover & Coffman 1993, p. 308.
  6. ^ ISC-OB Event 901745 [IRIS].
  7. ^ Stover & Coffman 1993, p. 308.

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