- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June 19, 1787 CE
- Location:
- Pyli
- Magnitude:
- 5.92 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 5.92
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6
Other earthquake records of 1787 CE
- Mexico, San Marcos, Oaxaca · Mw 8.6 · 11 deaths
- Puerto Rico, Ponce, San Juan
- Philippines, Panay: Iloilo, Antique, Buenavista
- Jamaica, Montego Bay
- Mexico, San Marcos, Oaxaca · Ms 7.3
- Puerto Rico, Arecibo, Mayaguez, San Juan, Caguas
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 1787 Pyli earthquake (Mw 5.9) (1787 CE) happen?
- June 19, 1787 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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