- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 13, 1857 CE
- Location:
- Tokaido, Japan
- Magnitude:
- 6.4 Ms
Other earthquake records of 1857 CE
- Italy, Calabria, Montemurro · 10,000 deaths
- Italy, Campania, Potenza · M 6.5 · 10,000 deaths
- Indonesia, Timor Island:: Dilhi, Gera · Ms 7 · 36 deaths
- California, San Luis Obispo · Mw 7.9 · 2 deaths
- Turkey, Hinis · Ms 6.7
- Iran, Tasuj, Azarbaijan
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 WortJuly 12, 1857open in archive ↗
- Courier of the Grand Duchy of LuxembourgJuly 12, 1857open in archive ↗
- Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's GravenhageJuly 14, 1857open in archive ↗
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie bladJuly 14, 1857open in archive ↗
- De Noord-Brabanter : staat- en letterkundig dagbladJuly 14, 1857open in archive ↗
- The illustrated Usk observer and Raglan heraldJuly 11, 1857open 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 1857 CE Earthquake — Tokaido, Japan happen?
- July 13, 1857 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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