How many people died?

Recorded estimate: 671. Historical death tolls vary by source.

1851 CE Earthquake — Italy, Melfi, Rapolla, Barile, Rionero, Mt Vulture

Name: 1851 CE Earthquake — Italy, Melfi, Rapolla, Barile, Rionero, Mt Vulture
Start: 1851
Location: Italy, Melfi, Rapolla, Barile, Rionero, Mt Vulture

Earthquake · Italy, Melfi, Rapolla, Barile, Rionero, Mt Vulture · August 14, 1851 CE

Type:: Earthquake
Date:: August 14, 1851 CE
Location:: Italy, Melfi, Rapolla, Barile, Rionero, Mt Vulture
Deaths:: 671
Intensity (MMI):: 11

Cross-catalog records

This event is recorded in 5 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):

NOAA_SIGEQ
EMEC_2021: Mw 6.52
EMEC_2021: Mw 5.48
AHEAD: Mw 5.49
AHEAD: Mw 6.49

Other earthquake records of 1851 CE

Albania, Vlore (Valona), Berat, Turkey · Ms 6.6 · 2,000 deaths
Albania, Berat · 400 deaths
Albania
Turkey, Fethiye, Greece: Rhodes · Mw 7.1
Chile, Valparaiso · Ms 7.1
Colombia, Cartagena · Ms 5

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 1851 CE Earthquake — Italy, Melfi, Rapolla, Barile, Rionero, Mt Vulture happen?: August 14, 1851 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: 671. Historical death tolls vary by source.

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