- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June 24, 1785 CE
- Location:
- Chalkida
- Magnitude:
- 6.18 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 6.18
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6
Other earthquake records of 1785 CE
- Greece, Patrai (Patras), Zakynthos (Zante) · 38 deaths
- China, Gansu Province: Huihuipu · Ms 6 · 36 deaths
- Colombia, Bogota, Engativa, Caxica, Soacha · 12 deaths
- Caucasus · Mw 5.15
- Greece · Mw 6.4
- Greece · Mw 6
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 1785 Chalkida earthquake (Mw 6.2) (1785 CE) happen?
- June 24, 1785 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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