- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 2, 1840 CE
- Location:
- Turkey, Mt Ararat, Aguri, Aralikh, Iran: Maku
- Magnitude:
- 6.7 Ms
- Deaths:
- 1,049
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.96
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.15
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.02
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.96
Other earthquake records of 1840 CE
- Philippines, Sorsogon, Masbate Is, Casiguran, Albay · Ms 6.5 · 52 deaths
- Fiji, Kadavu · 40 deaths
- Greece, Zakinthos (Zante) · 12 deaths
- Balkans Nw, Slovenia: Ljubljana · M 4.9
- 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 — Turkey, Mt Ararat, Aguri, Aralikh, Iran: Maku happen?
- July 2, 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.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 1,049. Historical death tolls vary by source.