- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 9, 1871 CE
- Location:
- Corfu
- Magnitude:
- 5.78 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 5.78
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6
Other earthquake records of 1871 CE
- Iran, Quchan · M 5.6 · 2,000 deaths
- Chile · Ms 7.3
- Philippines, W Mindanao: Cotabato, Polloc Harbor
- California, Humboldt County · ML 5.9
- Peru, Chincha Islands
- Philippines, Camiguin Island: Mambajao, Catarman
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.
- L'avenirApril 9, 1871open in archive ↗
- L'UnionApril 9, 1871open in archive ↗
- Luxemburger WortApril 8, 1871open in archive ↗
- D'WäschfraApril 8, 1871open 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 1871 Corfu earthquake (Mw 5.8) (1871 CE) happen?
- April 9, 1871 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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