- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 4, 1840 CE
- Location:
- Indonesia, Java: Purworejo
- Magnitude:
- 7 Ms
- Depth:
- 150 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
Other earthquake records of 1840 CE
- Turkey, Mt Ararat, Aguri, Aralikh, Iran: Maku · Ms 6.7 · 1,049 deaths
- Philippines, Sorsogon, Masbate Is, Casiguran, Albay · Ms 6.5 · 52 deaths
- Fiji, Kadavu · 40 deaths
- Greece, Zakinthos (Zante) · 12 deaths
- Indonesia, Maluku: Ternate Island
- Pennsylvania, Philadelphia · ML 5.2
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 1840 CE Earthquake — Indonesia, Java: Purworejo happen?
- January 4, 1840 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.