- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 31, 1834 CE
- Location:
- Galospetri
- Magnitude:
- 3.8 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- AHEAD: Mw 3.8
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 6.8
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.6
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.53
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.53
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.53
Other earthquake records of 1834 CE
- China, Qinghai Province · Ms 5.5 · 88 deaths
- Italy, Borgo Val Di Taro · 60 deaths
- Colombia, Pasto
- Jordan, Al-Karak, Israel: Jerusalem, Nabulus · M 6.3
- Venezuela, Merida
- Colombia, Santa Marta, Cartagena
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.
- The GlamorganNovember 1, 1834open in archive ↗
- Journal de la ville et du Grand-Duché de LuxembourgNovember 1, 1834open 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 1834 GALOSPETRI earthquake (Mw 3.8) (1834 CE) happen?
- October 31, 1834 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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