- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 28, 1854 CE
- Magnitude:
- 6.5 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 6.5
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.5
Other earthquake records of 1854 CE
- Japan, Nankaido · Ms 8.4 · 3,000 deaths
- Japan, Iga, Ise, Yamato · 1,352 deaths
- Japan, Enshunada Sea · Ms 8.3 · 1,000 deaths
- El Salvador, San Salvador · 1,000 deaths
- Italy, Connici, Cosenza, Pietrafitta, Paterno · 468 deaths
- Mexico, Veracruz, Oaxaca · Ms 7.7 · 4 deaths
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.
- Der Wächter an der SauerOctober 28, 1854open in archive ↗
- Courrier du Grand Duché de LuxembourgOctober 28, 1854open in archive ↗
- Luxemburger WortOctober 27, 1854open in archive ↗
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentiebladOctober 25, 1854open in archive ↗
- Yr amserauOctober 25, 1854open in archive ↗
- Courier of the Grand Duchy of LuxembourgOctober 25, 1854open 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 1854 earthquake (Mw 6.5) (1854 CE) happen?
- October 28, 1854 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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