- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 17, 1796 CE
- Location:
- Lisboa
- Magnitude:
- 4.46 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 1796 CE
- Syria, Al-Ladhiqiyah (Latakia) · 1,500 deaths
- Italy, Casamicciola · 7 deaths
- Portugal · Mw 4.56
- Philippines, Luzon: Pangasinan, Baguio, Zambales
- Chile, Copiapo, Vallenar, Huasco, Coquimbo · M 7.7
- Colombia, N Santander, Pamplona
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 1796 Lisboa earthquake (Mw 4.5) (1796 CE) happen?
- January 17, 1796 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.