- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 17, 1897 CE
- Location:
- Divre
- Magnitude:
- 6.58 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- AHEAD: Mw 6.58
- NOAA_SIGEQ
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.36
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.8
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.8
- AHEAD: Mw 5.71
Other earthquake records of 1897 CE
- Iran, Qeshm Island, Larak Island · Ms 6.1 · 1,600 deaths
- India, Assam, Bangladesh · Mw 8 · 1,542 deaths
- Taiwan, Yilan · Ms 6 · 56 deaths
- Philippines, Mindanao, Zamboanga, Sulu, Isabela · Ms 8.7 · 13 deaths
- Guadeloupe, Antigua, St Kitts · 6 deaths
- Australia, Beachport, Robe, Kingston, Mount Gambier · Mw 6.2
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.
- VooruitJanuary 17, 1897open in archive ↗
Source: Albini, P., Locati, M., Rovida, A. & Stucchi, M. (2013): European Archive of Historical Earthquake Data (AHEAD), INGV, doi:10.6092/ingv.it-ahead · License: CC BY 4.0 · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1897 Divre earthquake (Mw 6.6) (1897 CE) happen?
- January 17, 1897 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from Albini, P., Locati, M., Rovida, A. & Stucchi, M. (2013): European Archive of Historical Earthquake Data (AHEAD), INGV, doi:10.6092/ingv.it-ahead; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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