- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 7, 1800 CE
- Magnitude:
- 5.14 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 5.14
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.1
Other earthquake records of 1800 CE
- Iran, Damavand · M 6.5
- Mexico, Mexico City, Oaxaca
- Portugal · Mw 4.86
- Slovenia · Mw 5.1
- Switzerland · Mw 3.9
- Canary Islands, Penon De La Gomera
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 1800 earthquake (Mw 5.1) (1800 CE) happen?
- October 7, 1800 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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