A magnitude 8.5 earthquake struck Lagundi, Simuk, Tello I, Indonesia, on 16 February 1861. It killed about 1,105 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 ranks among the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded. It took place on 16 February 1861.
Before and after
- 1861Discovery of thallium
- 1861The first Archaeopteryx skeleton is found
- 1861Pasteur disproves spontaneous generation
- from 8 February 1861 to 1 May 1865Confederate States of America
- 16 February 1861Earthquake in Lagundi, Simuk, Tello I, Indonesia
- 26 February 1861Death of Taras Shevchenko
- 3 March 1861Tsar Alexander II emancipates the Russian serfs
- from 17 March 1861 to 18 June 1946Kingdom of Italy
- 23 March 1861Publication of Great Expectations
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- 1905Establishment of Kaziranga National Park
- 6 January 1912Alfred Wegener proposes continental drift
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.