- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 13, 1804 CE
- Location:
- Mar de Alborán
- Magnitude:
- 6.05 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- AHEAD: Mw 6.05
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.4
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.56
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.96
Other earthquake records of 1804 CE
- Japan, Kisakata · Ms 7.3 · 450 deaths
- Spain, Almeria, Dalias, Roquetas · Mw 6.4 · 173 deaths
- Spain, Almeria: Dalias · Mw 6.7 · 2 deaths
- Spain · Mw 6.7
- Greece, Patrai
- Greece, Achaia: Patrai (Patras)
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.
- Rotterdamse courantJanuary 10, 1804open 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 1804 Mar de Alborán earthquake (Mw 6.0) (1804 CE) happen?
- January 13, 1804 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.