- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August, 1883 CE
- Location:
- Libya
- Magnitude:
- 6.06 Mw
Other earthquake records of 1883 CE
- Turkey, Ayvalik, Izmir, Cesme · Ms 7.3 · 15,000 deaths
- Italy, Ischia Is: Casamicciola, Forino, Lacco Ameno · 2,313 deaths
- China, Shanxi Province · Ms 5.5
- Iran, Kangan, Taheri (Tahiri) · Ms 5.8
- Iran, Tabriz · Ms 6.2
- Colombia, Antioquia, Yarumal · Ms 6
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 1883 Libya earthquake (Mw 6.1) (1883 CE) happen?
- August, 1883 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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