- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 16, 1896 CE
- Location:
- Emet and vicinity
- Magnitude:
- 6.22 Mw
Other earthquake records of 1896 CE
- Japan, Sanriku · Mw 8.3 · 27,122 deaths
- Iran, Khvoy (Khoy) · 800 deaths
- Iran, Sangabad (Senjabad) · 300 deaths
- Indonesia, Timor: Alor Island · 250 deaths
- Japan, Senhoku, Ugo · 206 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province: Fushun · Ms 5.8 · 26 deaths
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.
- VooruitApril 16, 1896open 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 1896 Emet and vicinity earthquake (Mw 6.2) (1896 CE) happen?
- April 16, 1896 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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