- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 8, 1826 CE
- Location:
- Ezine
- Magnitude:
- 6.33 Mw
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 6.33
- AHEAD
Other earthquake records of 1826 CE
- Colombia, Engativa, Bogota, Ramiriqui, Umbita, Tunja · M 8.2
- Cuba, Santiago De Cuba
- Japan, Bonin Islands [chichijima Island]
- Argentina, Candelaria, Trancas, Zarate, El Tala
- Greece · Mw 6.2
- New Zealand, Fjordland · Ms 8
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.
- Luxemburger WochenblattFebruary 11, 1826open 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 1826 Ezine earthquake (Mw 6.3) (1826 CE) happen?
- February 8, 1826 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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