- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 8, 1847 CE
- Location:
- Chile, Coquimbo
- Magnitude:
- 7.3 Ms
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.3
- NOAA_SIGEQ
- NOAA_SIGEQ
Other earthquake records of 1847 CE
- Japan, Zenkoji, Nagano · Ms 7.4 · 12,000 deaths
- Egypt, Al-Fayyum, Cairo · 126 deaths
- Mexico, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Michoacan · 58 deaths
- Russia, Kuril Islands · M 7.5
- Indonesia, Java: Cheribon
- Chile
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1847 CE Earthquake — Chile, Coquimbo happen?
- October 8, 1847 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.