1832 earthquake (Mw 5.8) (1832 CE)

Earthquake · February 19, 1832 CE

Type:
Earthquake
Date:
February 19, 1832 CE
Magnitude:
5.77 Mw
Depth:
9.9 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):

Other earthquake records of 1832 CE

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.

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 1832 earthquake (Mw 5.8) (1832 CE) happen?
February 19, 1832 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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