- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- November 11, 1865 CE
- Location:
- Chios
- Magnitude:
- 6.21 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
Other earthquake records of 1865 CE
- Italy, Etna · 60 deaths
- Peru · 5 deaths
- California, Sonoma County: E Central
- Indonesia, Java: Ambarawa
- Greece, Molyvos (Lesbos)
- Iraq, Turaq, Jassan, Kut-Al-Amarah, Baghdad
Press of the period
Archive newspaper issues published within a few days of this event. These issues may not report the event itself; they offer a direct window onto the press of the period.
- The Brecon reporterNovember 11, 1865open in archive ↗
- The illustrated Usk observer and Raglan heraldNovember 11, 1865open in archive ↗
- Luxemburger WortNovember 11, 1865open in archive ↗
- L'UnionNovember 11, 1865open in archive ↗
- Courier of the Grand Duchy of LuxembourgNovember 11, 1865open in archive ↗
- Courrier du Grand Duché de LuxembourgNovember 10, 1865open in archive ↗
Source: Albini, P., Locati, M., Rovida, A. & Stucchi, M. (2013): European Archive of Historical Earthquake Data (AHEAD), INGV, doi:10.6092/ingv.it-ahead · License: CC BY 4.0 · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1865 Chios earthquake (Mw 6.2) (1865 CE) happen?
- November 11, 1865 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from Albini, P., Locati, M., Rovida, A. & Stucchi, M. (2013): European Archive of Historical Earthquake Data (AHEAD), INGV, doi:10.6092/ingv.it-ahead; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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