- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 2, 1829 CE
- Location:
- VSV af Heklu
- Magnitude:
- 6 Mw
- Depth:
- 19 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 6.8
Other earthquake records of 1829 CE
- Spain, Torrevieja, Murcia · 2,000 deaths
- China, Shandong Province · Ms 6 · 200 deaths
- Greece, Xanthi-Drama · Mw 7.3
- Chile, Valparaiso · Ms 7
- Russia, Lake Baykal (Baikal) · M 7.5
- Greece-Bulgaria
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 of the City and Grand Duchy of LuxembourgJanuary 31, 1829open in archive ↗
- Journal de la ville et du Grand-Duché de LuxembourgFebruary 4, 1829open in archive ↗
- Dagblad van 's GravenhageJanuary 30, 1829open 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 1829 VSV af Heklu earthquake (Mw 6.0) (1829 CE) happen?
- February 2, 1829 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.