- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 23, 1834 CE
- Location:
- SE Mediterranean area
- Magnitude:
- 6.14 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.14
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 6.3
Other earthquake records of 1834 CE
- China, Qinghai Province · Ms 5.5 · 88 deaths
- Italy, Borgo Val Di Taro · 60 deaths
- Colombia, Pasto
- Jordan, Al-Karak, Israel: Jerusalem, Nabulus · M 6.3
- Venezuela, Merida
- Colombia, Santa Marta, Cartagena
Source: Lammers, S., Weatherill, G., Grünthal, G. & Cotton, F. (2023): EMEC-2021 — The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue, Version 2021. GFZ, doi:10.5880/GFZ.EMEC.2021.001 · License: CC BY 4.0 · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1834 SE Mediterranean area earthquake (Mw 6.1) (1834 CE) happen?
- May 23, 1834 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from Lammers, S., Weatherill, G., Grünthal, G. & Cotton, F. (2023): EMEC-2021 — The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue, Version 2021. GFZ, doi:10.5880/GFZ.EMEC.2021.001; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.