- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 15, 1909 CE
- Location:
- Bulgaria
- Magnitude:
- 3.7 Mw
- Depth:
- 29 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.61
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.72
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.67
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.99
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.1
Other earthquake records of 1909 CE
- Iran, Silakor · Mw 7.3 · 5,500 deaths
- Pakistan · M 7.2 · 231 deaths
- Morocco, Tetuan (Tetouan), Romars · 100 deaths
- Japan, Oomi · Ms 6.9 · 41 deaths
- France, Vernegues, Charleval, La Roque D'antheron · Ms 6.2 · 40 deaths
- Portugal, Ribatejo, Benavente · Ms 6.6 · 30 deaths
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.
- VooruitFebruary 15, 1909open in archive ↗
- Victoria Daily TimesFebruary 13, 1909open in archive ↗
- Daily ColonistFebruary 18, 1909open 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 1909 Bulgaria earthquake (Mw 3.7) (1909 CE) happen?
- February 15, 1909 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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