- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 13, 1859 CE
- Location:
- Gjirokastër &Turan
- Magnitude:
- 5.89 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
Other earthquake records of 1859 CE
- Turkey, Erzurum · M 6.1 · 15,000 deaths
- Italy · 100 deaths
- Azerbaijan, Shemakha (Semacha) · M 5.9 · 100 deaths
- Chile · Ms 7.6 · 10 deaths
- S. Java Sea · 2 deaths
- Turkey, Imbros (Imroz), Lemnos · Mw 6.9
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 illustrated Usk observer and Raglan heraldAugust 13, 1859open in archive ↗
- Der Wächter an der SauerAugust 13, 1859open in archive ↗
- Courrier du Grand Duché de LuxembourgAugust 12, 1859open in archive ↗
- Luxemburger WortAugust 14, 1859open in archive ↗
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentiebladAugust 11, 1859open in archive ↗
- Potter's electric newsAugust 10, 1859open 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 1859 Gjirokastër &Turan earthquake (Mw 5.9) (1859 CE) happen?
- August 13, 1859 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.