- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 3, 1874 CE
- Location:
- Turkey
- Magnitude:
- 7.2 Mw
- Depth:
- 14 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 7.2
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 6.1
Other earthquake records of 1874 CE
- Bangladesh, Bhola · 2,000 deaths
- Guatemala, Antigua, Chimaltenango, Amatitlan · M 7.1 · 300 deaths
- Turkey, Keban, Maden · M 6.1
- Venezuela, Pilar · M 5.9
- Philippines, Mindanao, Zamboanga, Isabela (Basilan)
- Philippines, Lepanto-Bontoc
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 1874 Turkey earthquake (Mw 7.2) (1874 CE) happen?
- May 3, 1874 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.