- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 1, 1837 CE
- Location:
- Israel, Zefat (Safed), Lebanon: Beirut (Beyrout)
- Magnitude:
- 6.4 Ms
- Deaths:
- 6,000
- Intensity (MMI):
- 10
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):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.4
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.85
Other earthquake records of 1837 CE
- China, Gansu Province · Ms 6 · 37 deaths
- Chile, Valdivia · Ms 8.5 · 16 deaths
- Italy · 5 deaths
- Mexico, Guadalajara · Ms 7.5
- Venezuela, Santa Teresa Del Tuy, Santa Lucia
- Virgin Islands
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1837 CE Earthquake — Israel, Zefat (Safed), Lebanon: Beirut (Beyrout) happen?
- January 1, 1837 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 6,000. Historical death tolls vary by source.