- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 25, 1893 CE
- Location:
- China, Xinjiang
- Magnitude:
- 6.5 Ms
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8
Other earthquake records of 1893 CE
- Iran, Quchan, Mashhad, Bojnurd · Ms 6.6 · 18,000 deaths
- Turkey, Malatya · Ms 6.7 · 400 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 6.8 · 288 deaths
- China, Xinjiang · Ms 6.8 · 90 deaths
- Greece, Zakinthos (Zante), Gaitani-Keri · Mw 6.5 · 25 deaths
- Balkans, Nw: Popovic · 3 deaths
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.
- VooruitDecember 25, 1893open 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 1893 CE Earthquake — China, Xinjiang happen?
- December 25, 1893 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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