- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June 7, 1860 CE
- Location:
- Proussa
- Magnitude:
- 6.23 Mw
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):
Other earthquake records of 1860 CE
- Haiti, Anse-A-Veau · Ms 7.5
- Peru, Lima, Callao
- Indonesia, Halmahera Island
- Indonesia, Sulawesi: Minahassa
- Peru, Tacna
- Albania, Gjirokaster
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.
- Courrier du Grand Duché de LuxembourgJune 7, 1860open in archive ↗
- Luxemburger WortJune 6, 1860open in archive ↗
- Der Wächter an der SauerJune 6, 1860open in archive ↗
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentiebladJune 8, 1860open in archive ↗
- The illustrated Usk observer and Raglan heraldJune 9, 1860open in archive ↗
- Courier of the Grand Duchy of LuxembourgJune 10, 1860open 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 1860 Proussa earthquake (Mw 6.2) (1860 CE) happen?
- June 7, 1860 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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