- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 2, 1890 CE
- Location:
- Chiva
- Magnitude:
- 4.8 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
Other earthquake records of 1890 CE
- Iran, Tash, Astrabad (Gorgan), Bastam, Shakhrud · Ms 7.2 · 171 deaths
- Indonesia, Bandaneira
- Indonesia, Java: Pati
- China, Shanxi Province · Ms 5.5
- Slovakia · Mw 4.1
- Philippines, Samar, Leyte: Catbalogan, Barugo
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 1890 Chiva earthquake (Mw 4.8) (1890 CE) happen?
- February 2, 1890 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.