A magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck Bandanaira, Maluku, Indonesia, on 25 November 1852. It killed about 60 people, counting the deaths caused by the tsunami, fires and landslides it set off. The shaking also generated a tsunami that reached the nearby coasts. It took place on 25 November 1852.
Before and after
- 20 March 1852Publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- 25 June 1852Birth of Antoni Gaudí
- 30 August 1852Birth of Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
- 11 September 1852Revolution of 11 September 1852
- 25 November 1852Earthquake in Bandanaira, Maluku, Indonesia
- 27 November 1852Death of Ada Lovelace
- from 2 December 1852 to 4 September 1870Second French Empire
- 15 December 1852Birth of Antoine Henri Becquerel
- 19 December 1852Birth of Albert Abraham Michelson
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- 1905Establishment of Kaziranga National Park
The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 19th century.