- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 27, 1840 CE
- Location:
- Balkans Nw, Slovenia: Ljubljana
- Magnitude:
- 4.9
- Depth:
- 8 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 7
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: M 4.9
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.4
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.9
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.05
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.04
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.5
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 — Balkans Nw, Slovenia: Ljubljana happen?
- August 27, 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.