- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- November 27, 1886 CE
- Location:
- Chios
- Magnitude:
- 6.04 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 1886 CE
- Greece, Triphylie (Peleponese), Philiatra · Mw 6.8 · 326 deaths
- South Carolina, Charleston · Mw 7.3 · 60 deaths
- Spain · Mw 3.66
- Spain · Mw 3.66
- Indonesia, Koeta Radja (Atjeh)
- Venezuela, Trujillo
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 WortNovember 27, 1886open in archive ↗
- VooruitNovember 27, 1886open in archive ↗
- Das Luxemburger LandNovember 28, 1886open 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 1886 Chios earthquake (Mw 6.0) (1886 CE) happen?
- November 27, 1886 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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