- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 21, 1851 CE
- Location:
- Bursa
- Magnitude:
- 6.22 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 6.22
- AHEAD: Mw 5.82
Other earthquake records of 1851 CE
- Albania, Vlore (Valona), Berat, Turkey · Ms 6.6 · 2,000 deaths
- Italy, Melfi, Rapolla, Barile, Rionero, Mt Vulture · 671 deaths
- Albania, Berat · 400 deaths
- Albania
- Chile, Valparaiso · Ms 7.1
- Turkey, Fethiye, Greece: Rhodes · Mw 7.1
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 WortApril 20, 1851open in archive ↗
- Der Wächter an der SauerApril 19, 1851open in archive ↗
- Courier of the Grand Duchy of LuxembourgApril 19, 1851open in archive ↗
- Courrier du Grand Duché de LuxembourgApril 23, 1851open 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 1851 Bursa earthquake (Mw 6.2) (1851 CE) happen?
- April 21, 1851 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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