- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 3, 1881 CE
- Location:
- Greece, Khios, Turkey: Cesme
- Magnitude:
- 7.3 Ms
- Deaths:
- 7,866
- 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 7.3
- NOAA_SIGEQ
- NOAA_SIGEQ
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.5
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.9
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.8
Other earthquake records of 1881 CE
- China, Gansu Province · Ms 6.5 · 480 deaths
- Italy, Ischia Island · 121 deaths
- Turkey, Van, Nemrut · 95 deaths
- Turkey · M 6.1 · 12 deaths
- Taiwan, S of XINZHU · Ms 5.5 · 11 deaths
- Greece, Aegean Sea
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 1881 CE Earthquake — Greece, Khios, Turkey: Cesme happen?
- April 3, 1881 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: 7,866. Historical death tolls vary by source.