- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 16, 1839 CE
- Location:
- Zichni
- Magnitude:
- 6.08 Mw
Other earthquake records of 1839 CE
- Myanmar (Burma), Ava, Amarapura · 400 deaths
- Martinique, Fort-De-France, St Pierre, Castries · M 7.8 · 390 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 6 · 129 deaths
- Taiwan, Jiayi · Ms 6.5 · 117 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 6 · 100 deaths
- Venezuela, Cumana
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 LuxembourgJanuary 16, 1839open in archive ↗
- Journal de La HayeJanuary 18, 1839open in archive ↗
- The GlamorganJanuary 19, 1839open in archive ↗
- Journal of the City and Grand Duchy of LuxembourgJanuary 19, 1839open 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 1839 Zichni earthquake (Mw 6.1) (1839 CE) happen?
- January 16, 1839 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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