- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 9, 1837 CE
- Location:
- Mexico, Acapulco
- Magnitude:
- 6.5 Ms
Other earthquake records of 1837 CE
- Israel, Zefat (Safed), Lebanon: Beirut (Beyrout) · Ms 6.4 · 6,000 deaths
- China, Gansu Province · Ms 6 · 37 deaths
- Chile, Valdivia · Ms 8.5 · 16 deaths
- Italy · 5 deaths
- Venezuela, Santa Teresa Del Tuy, Santa Lucia
- Virgin Islands
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.
- Journal de la ville et du Grand-Duché de LuxembourgAugust 9, 1837open in archive ↗
- Journal de La HayeAugust 12, 1837open in archive ↗
- The GlamorganAugust 12, 1837open in archive ↗
- Journal of the City and Grand Duchy of LuxembourgAugust 12, 1837open 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 1837 CE Earthquake — Mexico, Acapulco happen?
- August 9, 1837 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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