- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 24, 1852 CE
- Location:
- Turkey
- Magnitude:
- 6.2 Mw
- Depth:
- 12 km
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 6.2
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 7.3
Other earthquake records of 1852 CE
- Iran, Khabushan (Nw Kuchan) · M 5.8 · 2,000 deaths
- Pakistan, Upper Sindh, Fort Kahan, Murree Hills · 350 deaths
- China, Ningxia · Ms 6 · 300 deaths
- Indonesia, Maluku: Bandanaira · Ms 8.3 · 60 deaths
- Turkey · M 7.3 · 17 deaths
- Azores, Sao Miguel (San Miguel) · 9 deaths
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 1852 Turkey earthquake (Mw 6.2) (1852 CE) happen?
- July 24, 1852 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.