- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 10, 1884 CE
- Location:
- Turkey
- Magnitude:
- 6.9 Mw
- Depth:
- 24 km
Other earthquake records of 1884 CE
- Spain, Arenas Del Rey, Vega, Alhama, Malaga · Ms 6.7 · 745 deaths
- Iran, Qeshm I, Bandar-E-Laft, Saheli, Tonban, Direstan · 238 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 6.5 · 17 deaths
- New York, Rockaway Beach, Near New York City · Mfa 5.5 · 3 deaths
- El Salvador, San Vicente
- Panama, Aquadas [aguadulce], Pacora · Ms 7.5
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.
- D'WäschfraFebruary 10, 1884open in archive ↗
- Das Luxemburger LandFebruary 10, 1884open in archive ↗
- Luxemburger WortFebruary 9, 1884open 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 1884 Turkey earthquake (Mw 6.9) (1884 CE) happen?
- February 10, 1884 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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