- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 22, 1863 CE
- Location:
- Rhodos
- Magnitude:
- 7.5 Mw
- Depth:
- 90 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- AHEAD: Mw 7.5
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.8
- EMEC_2021: Mw 7.5
Other earthquake records of 1863 CE
- Turkey, Suhut · 800 deaths
- Iran, Nir, Ardabil · 500 deaths
- Philippines, Manila, Rizal, Bulacan · Ms 6.5 · 400 deaths
- Greece, Rhodes, Kos · Mw 7.8 · 300 deaths
- China, Xinjiang · Ms 5.5 · 9 deaths
- Turkey, Gallipoli, Gemlik · Ms 6.7 · 2 deaths
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 1863 Rhodos earthquake (Mw 7.5) (1863 CE) happen?
- April 22, 1863 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.