- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 25, 1859 CE
- Location:
- El Salvador, La Union, Honduras
- Magnitude:
- 6.2 Ms
- Intensity (MMI):
- 7
Other earthquake records of 1859 CE
- Turkey, Erzurum · M 6.1 · 15,000 deaths
- Italy · 100 deaths
- Azerbaijan, Shemakha (Semacha) · M 5.9 · 100 deaths
- Chile · Ms 7.6 · 10 deaths
- S. Java Sea · 2 deaths
- Turkey, Imbros (Imroz), Lemnos · Mw 6.9
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 WortAugust 25, 1859open in archive ↗
- Potter's electric newsAugust 24, 1859open in archive ↗
- Der Wächter an der SauerAugust 24, 1859open in archive ↗
- Courrier du Grand Duché de LuxembourgAugust 24, 1859open in archive ↗
- The illustrated Usk observer and Raglan heraldAugust 27, 1859open in archive ↗
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentiebladAugust 22, 1859open in archive ↗
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 1859 CE Earthquake — El Salvador, La Union, Honduras happen?
- August 25, 1859 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.