- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 7, 1875 CE
- Location:
- Greece, Samos Island
- 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):
Other earthquake records of 1875 CE
- Turkey, Capali, Dinar, Civril, Yaka · Ms 7.3 · 1,300 deaths
- Colombia, Cucuta, San Cayetano, Villa Del Rosario · Ms 7.5 · 1,001 deaths
- New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands: Lifou Island · Mw 8.1 · 26 deaths
- Mexico, San Cristobal De La Barranca · M 7.5 · 25 deaths
- Indonesia, W Java: Kuningan · 7 deaths
- Greece, Kyparissia (Messinia)
Press of the period
Archive newspaper issues published within a few days of this event. These issues may not report the event itself; they offer a direct window onto the press of the period.
- Luxemburger WortJuly 7, 1875open in archive ↗
- D'WäschfraJuly 10, 1875open in archive ↗
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 1875 CE Earthquake — Greece, Samos Island happen?
- July 7, 1875 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.
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