- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 3, 1850 CE
- Location:
- Izmir
- Magnitude:
- 6.14 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 1850 CE
- China, Sichuan: Xichang · Ms 7.5 · 20,650 deaths
- Italy · Mw 4.31
- Turkey, Hudavendigar
- South Sudan, Equatoria · Ms 6
- Balkans Nw, Croatia: Ston
- China, Gansu Province: Wusban · Ms 5
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.
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentiebladApril 3, 1850open in archive ↗
- Luxemburger WortApril 3, 1850open in archive ↗
- Der Wächter an der SauerApril 3, 1850open in archive ↗
- Courrier du Grand Duché de LuxembourgApril 3, 1850open in archive ↗
- The Principality (Haverfordwest)April 5, 1850open in archive ↗
- Mail from the Grand Duchy of LuxembourgApril 6, 1850open 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 1850 Izmir earthquake (Mw 6.1) (1850 CE) happen?
- April 3, 1850 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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