- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 1, 1826 CE
- Location:
- Basilicata
- Magnitude:
- 5.75 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 5.75
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.74
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
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 Basilicata earthquake (Mw 5.8) (1826 CE) happen?
- February 1, 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.