- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 17, 1871 CE
- Location:
- Turkey
- Magnitude:
- 6.9 Mw
- Depth:
- 32 km
Other earthquake records of 1871 CE
- Iran, Quchan · M 5.6 · 2,000 deaths
- Chile · Ms 7.3
- Philippines, W Mindanao: Cotabato, Polloc Harbor
- California, Humboldt County · ML 5.9
- Peru, Chincha Islands
- Philippines, Camiguin Island: Mambajao, Catarman
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 WortMarch 17, 1871open in archive ↗
- L'UnionMarch 17, 1871open in archive ↗
- L'avenirMarch 16, 1871open in archive ↗
- D'WäschfraMarch 18, 1871open 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 1871 Turkey earthquake (Mw 6.9) (1871 CE) happen?
- March 17, 1871 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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