- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June 21, 1862 CE
- Location:
- Melos
- Magnitude:
- 7 Mw
- Depth:
- 150 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- AHEAD: Mw 7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 7
Other earthquake records of 1862 CE
- Taiwan, Tainan · Ms 6.5 · 2,000 deaths
- Turkey · M 6.1 · 800 deaths
- Ghana, Accra, Christiansborg, Ashanti, Akwapim · Mfa 6.5 · 3 deaths
- Albania, Vlore, Kanina, Narta
- Iran, Kuhrud
- Greece, Argostoli (Kephallenia)
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 1862 Melos earthquake (Mw 7.0) (1862 CE) happen?
- June 21, 1862 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.