Significant Earthquakes of 1879
Every significant earthquake NOAA records in 1879.
Map
The significant earthquakes of 1879. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
Every earthquake
- February 11, 1879, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
- March 7, 1879, Curiepe,san Juan DE Los Morro, Venezuela
- March 22, 1879, Bozqush, Ardabil, Gamrud, Tark, Manan, Iran
- April 2, 1879, Bojnurd, Iran
- June 30, 1879, Surigao, NW Mindanao, Philippines
- July 1, 1879, Gansu Province, China
- July 11, 1879, Gulf of Suez, Egypt
- July 17, 1879, Italy
- August 10, 1879, San Fernando, California, United States
- December 1879, San Salvador,soyapango,ilopango, El Salvador
Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24.