- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 18, 1848 CE
- Location:
- New Zealand, Awatere River, Marlborough
- Magnitude:
- 6 Ms
- Deaths:
- 3
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.9
Other earthquake records of 1848 CE
- Taiwan, Zhanghua · Ms 6.8 · 1,001 deaths
- Mexico, Oaxaca, Guerrero
- Morocco, Melilla
- New Zealand, N. · Ms 7.9
- French Polynesia, Tahiti · Ms 6.5
- Italy, Sicily
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 1848 CE Earthquake — New Zealand, Awatere River, Marlborough happen?
- October 18, 1848 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.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 3. Historical death tolls vary by source.