- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 24, 1861 CE
- Location:
- Caucasus
- Magnitude:
- 6.19 Mw
- Depth:
- 30 km
Other earthquake records of 1861 CE
- Argentina, Mendoza, San Luiz · 14,000 deaths
- Indonesia, Lagundi, Simuk, Tello I · Ms 8.5 · 1,105 deaths
- Indonesia, Sw. Sumatra · Ms 7 · 950 deaths
- Ethiopia, Dubbi · 106 deaths
- Greece, Achaie, Valymitika, Tripolis · M 7.5 · 17 deaths
- China, Liaoning Province · Ms 6 · 2 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.
- Luxemburger WortMay 24, 1861open in archive ↗
- L'UnionMay 24, 1861open in archive ↗
- Courrier du Grand Duché de LuxembourgMay 24, 1861open in archive ↗
- Courier of the Grand Duchy of LuxembourgMay 23, 1861open in archive ↗
- The illustrated Usk observer and Raglan heraldMay 25, 1861open in archive ↗
- Der Wächter an der SauerMay 25, 1861open in archive ↗
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 1861 Caucasus earthquake (Mw 6.2) (1861 CE) happen?
- May 24, 1861 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.
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