- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 24, 1862 CE
- Location:
- Rhodos
- Magnitude:
- 6.3 Mw
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 6.3
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.3
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)
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.
- Luxemburger WortMarch 23, 1862open in archive ↗
- L'UnionMarch 23, 1862open in archive ↗
- Courrier du Grand Duché de LuxembourgMarch 23, 1862open in archive ↗
- Courier of the Grand Duchy of LuxembourgMarch 25, 1862open in archive ↗
- The illustrated Usk observer and Raglan heraldMarch 22, 1862open in archive ↗
- Der Wächter an der SauerMarch 22, 1862open 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 1862 Rhodos earthquake (Mw 6.3) (1862 CE) happen?
- March 24, 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.
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