- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 11, 1891 CE
- Location:
- Kythnos
- Magnitude:
- 6.33 Mw
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):
- AHEAD: Mw 6.33
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.4
Other earthquake records of 1891 CE
- Japan, Mino-Owari · Ms 8.4 · 7,273 deaths
- Algeria, Bourava, Gouraya · 36 deaths
- China, Shanxi Province · Ms 5.8 · 31 deaths
- N. Mexico
- New Zealand · Ms 6.2
- Turkey, Van: Adeljiwaz
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.
- Luxemburger WortMay 11, 1891open in archive ↗
- VooruitMay 11, 1891open 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 1891 Kythnos earthquake (Mw 6.3) (1891 CE) happen?
- May 11, 1891 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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