December 21, 1884 Earthquake: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
An earthquake struck New Haven, Connecticut, United States on December 21, 1884. It caused a tsunami.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- December 21, 1884
- Place
- New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 41.310° N, 72.920° W
- Country
- United States
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
An earthquake event was mentioned for this date in the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern (1884). Felt at 11 pm local (Connecticut) time, December 21. Fifteen minutes later a "tidal wave" came into the bay from the south. Please see tsunami entry for the entire short article.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
More
Significant earthquakes of 1884The 1800sRecent earthquakes near hereThis day in weather history
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. NCEI earthquake 7037.