- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 12, 1851 CE
- Location:
- Albania, Vlore (Valona), Berat, Turkey
- Magnitude:
- 6.6 Ms
- Deaths:
- 2,000
- Intensity (MMI):
- 11
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 6.6
- NOAA_SIGEQ
- NOAA_SIGEQ
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.36
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.66
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.66
Other earthquake records of 1851 CE
- Italy, Melfi, Rapolla, Barile, Rionero, Mt Vulture · 671 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 — Albania, Vlore (Valona), Berat, Turkey happen?
- October 12, 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: 2,000. Historical death tolls vary by source.