- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 6, 1844 CE
- Magnitude:
- 6 Mw
- Depth:
- 110 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
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6
Other earthquake records of 1844 CE
- Iran, Kashan, Qamsar, Kamu, Kushian, Chuka · Ms 6.4 · 1,500 deaths
- Turkey, Osmancik, Ankara · 200 deaths
- Iran, Miyaneh, Garmrud, Esfahan · Ms 6.9
- Nicaragua, San Juan Del Norte(Greytown)
- Saint Vincent, Kingstown
- Puerto Rico, San Juan, St Thomas
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.
- Journal de la ville et du Grand-Duché de LuxembourgMarch 6, 1844open in archive ↗
- Algemeen HandelsbladMarch 5, 1844open 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 1844 earthquake (Mw 6.0) (1844 CE) happen?
- March 6, 1844 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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