- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- September 20, 1863 CE
- Location:
- Nw. Hokkaido Island, Japan
- Magnitude:
- 6.4 Ms
Other earthquake records of 1863 CE
- Turkey, Suhut · 800 deaths
- Iran, Nir, Ardabil · 500 deaths
- Philippines, Manila, Rizal, Bulacan · Ms 6.5 · 400 deaths
- Greece, Rhodes, Kos · Mw 7.8 · 300 deaths
- China, Xinjiang · Ms 5.5 · 9 deaths
- Turkey, Gallipoli, Gemlik · Ms 6.7 · 2 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.
- Luxemburger WortSeptember 20, 1863open in archive ↗
- L'UnionSeptember 20, 1863open in archive ↗
- Courrier du Grand Duché de LuxembourgSeptember 20, 1863open in archive ↗
- The illustrated Usk observer and Raglan heraldSeptember 19, 1863open in archive ↗
- Courier of the Grand Duchy of LuxembourgSeptember 19, 1863open in archive ↗
- Der Wächter an der SauerSeptember 22, 1863open 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 1863 CE Earthquake — Nw. Hokkaido Island, Japan happen?
- September 20, 1863 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.
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