1854 earthquake (Mw 6.5) (1854 CE)

Earthquake · October 28, 1854 CE

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):

Other earthquake records of 1854 CE

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.

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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