Significant Earthquakes of 1856
Every significant earthquake NOAA records in 1856.
Map
The significant earthquakes of 1856. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
Every earthquake
- January 12, 1856, Tavira, Algarve, Portugal
- February 2, 1856, Oaxaca, Mexico
- February 15, 1856, Northern, California, United States
- March 2, 1856, Sangihe Pulau (Volcanic), Indonesia
- June 5, 1856, Pieve Santo Stefano, Italy
- June 10, 1856, Hubei Province, China
- July 25, 1856, Lombok Island, Indonesia
- August 4, 1856, Coast, Honduras
- August 21, 1856, Northern, Algeria
- August 22, 1856, Northern, Algeria
- August 23, 1856, Oshima, Japan
- October 12, 1856, Crete, Egypt, Greece
- November 13, 1856, Chios (E Sporades), Greece
Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24.