- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 12, 1838 CE
- Location:
- Kilauea South Flank, Hawaii
- Magnitude:
- 6.1 Mint
Other earthquake records of 1838 CE
- Israel, Tel Aviv-Yafo (Jaffa), Palestine · 3,000 deaths
- Romania, Carpathian Fold, Vrancea · M 6.9 · 42 deaths
- Balkans Nw, Croatia · M 5.3
- Chile, Central
- California, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Clara · ML 7
- Myanmar (Burma), Ava (Innwa)
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.
- Journal of the City and Grand Duchy of LuxembourgDecember 12, 1838open in archive ↗
- Nederlandsche staatscourantDecember 15, 1838open in archive ↗
- The GlamorganDecember 15, 1838open in archive ↗
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.1 - Kilauea South Flank, Hawaii (1838 CE) happen?
- December 12, 1838 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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