- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June 26, 1876 CE
- Location:
- Greece
- Magnitude:
- 6.1 Mw
- Depth:
- 0 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 6.1
- AHEAD: Mw 5.85
Other earthquake records of 1876 CE
- Indonesia, Buru Island, Ceram Sea · Ms 6.8
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 6
- Japan, Ryukyu Islands
- Caucasus · Mw 4.7
- Romania · Mw 3.53
- Turkey
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 WortJune 26, 1876open in archive ↗
- D'WäschfraJune 24, 1876open 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 1876 Greece earthquake (Mw 6.1) (1876 CE) happen?
- June 26, 1876 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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