- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 23, 1806 CE
- Location:
- Patra
- Magnitude:
- 6.1 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 6.1
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.2
Other earthquake records of 1806 CE
- Mexico, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Michoacan · Ms 7.5 · 2,000 deaths
- China, Tibet (Xizang Province): Shannan (Lhoka) · Ms 7.7 · 100 deaths
- Spain, Granada · Mw 5.3 · 13 deaths
- California, Santa Barbara
- Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea
- Peru, Lima · Ms 7.5
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 1806 Patra earthquake (Mw 6.1) (1806 CE) happen?
- January 23, 1806 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.