- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 18, 1895 CE
- Location:
- New Zealand, Taupo
- Magnitude:
- 6 Mw
- Depth:
- 12 km
Other earthquake records of 1895 CE
- Iran, Quchan · Ms 6.8 · 1,000 deaths
- Greece, Margarition-Filiates (Thesprotia) · Mw 6.3 · 80 deaths
- Balkans Nw, Slovenia: Ljubljana · Ms 6.1 · 7 deaths
- Philippines, N Mindoro: Calapan
- Albania, Himara
- Myanmar (Burma), Rangoon
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.
- VooruitAugust 18, 1895open 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 1895 CE Earthquake — New Zealand, Taupo happen?
- August 18, 1895 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.